Lingaku薄い【うすい】
Frequency rank: 1,216.
- thinin ref. to objects, not to people
- pale; light; faint
- watery; thin; dilute
- weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
- slim (probability, etc.); small
- sparse; patchy; scattered
adjective (keiyoushi)
Forms
- 薄い【うすい】Frequency rank: 1,216.
- うすいFrequency rank: 41,672. – 42,320.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- thin
- pale; light; faint
- watery; thin; dilute
- weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
- slim (probability, etc.); small
- sparse; patchy; scattered
Used to describe something that has a small distance between its two opposite surfaces.
Used to indicate a light or faint color or appearance.
Refers to a liquid that is not concentrated or dense.
Indicates a lack of intensity, strength, or amount.
Refers to something with a low likelihood or a small size.
Describes something that is spread out with gaps in between.
Generated collocations (experimental)
うすいいろ薄い色light colorうすい薄いひふ皮膚thin skinうすい薄いあじ味weak tasteうすい薄いくも雲thin cloudsうすい薄いこえ声faint voiceうすい薄いしりょう資料sparse materialsうすいほん薄い本thin bookうすい薄いみず水dilute waterうすい薄いちいずチーズlight cheeseうすい薄いかんけい関係slim relationshipうすい薄いおんけい恩恵little benefitうすい薄いけえきケーキlight cakeうすい薄いはつおん発音weak pronunciationうすい薄いえがお笑顔faint smileうすい薄いしょうこ証拠scattered evidence
Example sentences
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The ice is so thin that it won't bear your weight.
She wore such thin clothes that she might well catch a cold.
With the appearance of a promising new writer, the aging novelist fell from prominence.
The higher we go up, the thinner the air becomes.