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薄い

うすい

Readings

うすい

Meanings

  1. 1.
    adj-ithin (of an object)
  2. 2.
    adj-ipale; light; faint
  3. 3.
    adj-iwatery; thin; diluted
  4. 4.
    adj-iweak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.); not much (of a presence)
  5. 5.
    adj-islim (probability, etc.); small
  6. 6.
    adj-isparse; patchy; scattered

Kanji breakdown

薄
N416 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

肉を薄く切りなさい。

Cut the meat into thin slices.

彼はうすい青色のネクタイをしていた。

He wore a light blue tie.

薄い砂糖水を作った。

I prepared a weak solution of sugar and water.

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薄いうすい

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

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