Word · 単語
薄い
Reading うすい
thin (of an object)
- 1 thin (of an object)
- 2 pale, light, faint
- 3 watery, thin, diluted
- 4 weak (taste, etc.), little (affection, etc.), not much (of a presence)
- 5 slim (probability, etc.), small
- 6 sparse, patchy, scattered
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
薄い砂糖水を作った。
I prepared a weak solution of sugar and water.
sense 3 · watery
コーヒーは薄いのが好きです。
I'd like my coffee weak.
sense 4 · weak (taste, etc.)
この薄い本は私のです。
This thin book is mine.
sense 1 · thin (of an object)
私は成功の望みが薄い。
There is little hope of my success.
sense 5 · slim (probability, etc.)
彼はうすい青色のネクタイをしていた。
He wore a light blue tie.
sense 2 · pale