薄い | Japanese meaning

薄い【うすい】

Frequency rank: 1,216.

Alsoうすい

adjective (keiyoushi)

thinin ref. to objects, not to people

Used to describe something that has a small distance between its two opposite surfaces.

He is wearing a thin shirt.

pale; light; faint

Used to indicate a light or faint color or appearance.

She has pale skin.

watery; thin; dilute

Refers to a liquid that is not concentrated or dense.

I diluted the coffee too much.

weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

Indicates a lack of intensity, strength, or amount.

He likes dishes with a weak taste.

slim (probability, etc.); small

Refers to something with a low likelihood or a small size.

The chances of that miracle are slim.

sparse; patchy; scattered

Describes something that is spread out with gaps in between.

There were only sparse passersby in the town.

Example sentences42 results

One book is thin, and the other is thick.

Tatoeba

The ice is so thin that it won't bear your weight.

Tatoeba

薄い【うすい】

Frequency rank: 1,216.

Alsoうすい

adjective (keiyoushi)

thinin ref. to objects, not to people

Used to describe something that has a small distance between its two opposite surfaces.

He is wearing a thin shirt.

pale; light; faint

Used to indicate a light or faint color or appearance.

She has pale skin.

watery; thin; dilute

Refers to a liquid that is not concentrated or dense.

I diluted the coffee too much.

weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

Indicates a lack of intensity, strength, or amount.

He likes dishes with a weak taste.

slim (probability, etc.); small

Refers to something with a low likelihood or a small size.

The chances of that miracle are slim.

sparse; patchy; scattered

Describes something that is spread out with gaps in between.

There were only sparse passersby in the town.

Example sentences42 results

One book is thin, and the other is thick.

Tatoeba

The ice is so thin that it won't bear your weight.

Tatoeba

薄

N2常用

意dilute; thin; weak (tea); pampas grass

訓うす.い、うす-、-うす、うす.める、うす.まる、うす.らぐ、うす.ら-、うす.れる、すすき

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薄い【うすい】

Frequency rank: 1,216.

Alsoうすい

adjective (keiyoushi)

thinin ref. to objects, not to people

Used to describe something that has a small distance between its two opposite surfaces.

He is wearing a thin shirt.

pale; light; faint

Used to indicate a light or faint color or appearance.

She has pale skin.

watery; thin; dilute

Refers to a liquid that is not concentrated or dense.

I diluted the coffee too much.

weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

Indicates a lack of intensity, strength, or amount.

He likes dishes with a weak taste.

slim (probability, etc.); small

Refers to something with a low likelihood or a small size.

The chances of that miracle are slim.

sparse; patchy; scattered

Describes something that is spread out with gaps in between.

There were only sparse passersby in the town.

Example sentences42 results

One book is thin, and the other is thick.

Tatoeba

The ice is so thin that it won't bear your weight.

Tatoeba

薄い【うすい】

Frequency rank: 1,216.

Alsoうすい

adjective (keiyoushi)

thinin ref. to objects, not to people

Used to describe something that has a small distance between its two opposite surfaces.

He is wearing a thin shirt.

pale; light; faint

Used to indicate a light or faint color or appearance.

She has pale skin.

watery; thin; dilute

Refers to a liquid that is not concentrated or dense.

I diluted the coffee too much.

weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

Indicates a lack of intensity, strength, or amount.

He likes dishes with a weak taste.

slim (probability, etc.); small

Refers to something with a low likelihood or a small size.

The chances of that miracle are slim.

sparse; patchy; scattered

Describes something that is spread out with gaps in between.

There were only sparse passersby in the town.

Example sentences42 results

One book is thin, and the other is thick.

Tatoeba

The ice is so thin that it won't bear your weight.

Tatoeba

薄

N2常用

意dilute; thin; weak (tea); pampas grass

訓うす.い、うす-、-うす、うす.める、うす.まる、うす.らぐ、うす.ら-、うす.れる、すすき

音ハク

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