薄い | Japanese meaning

い【うすい】

adjective (keiyoushi)

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

Generated definitions (experimental)

thin

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

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He is wearing a thin shirt.

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This paper is thin.

pale; light; faint

Used to indicate a light or faint color or appearance.

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She has pale skin.

。。

The light blue sky spread out.

watery; thin; dilute

Refers to a liquid that is not concentrated or dense.

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I diluted the coffee too much.

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This soup is watery and not tasty.

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

Indicates a lack of intensity, strength, or amount.

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He likes dishes with a weak taste.

。。

I have little trust in him.

slim (probability, etc.); small

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

。。

The chances of that miracle are slim.

せい性。。

The probability of her success is small.

sparse; patchy; scattered

Describes something that is spread out with gaps in between.

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There were only sparse passersby in the town.

。。

The forest was covered with scattered trees.

Generated collocations (experimental)

light colorthin skinweak tastethin cloudsfaint voicesparse materialsthin bookdilute waterlight cheeseslim relationshiplittle benefitlight cakeweak pronunciationfaint smilescattered evidence

Example sentences

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1. 、、。。

One book is thin, and the other is thick.

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2. 。。

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

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3. 。。

The ice is too thin to bear your weight.

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4. 。。

The ice is too thin to skate on.

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5. 。。

She was overshadowed by her sister's reputation.

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6. ようよう。。

She wore such thin clothes that she might well catch a cold.

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7. 。。

Her cheeks were tinged with pink.

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8. 。。

They don't like their steaks thin.

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9. 。。

He is beginning to lose his hair.

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10. 。。

He likes green in a lighter shade.

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11. 。。

He wore a light blue tie.

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12. 。。

His hair got thinner and thinner.

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13. 、、。。

I like weak coffee better than strong.

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14. 。。

Cut the meat into thin slices.

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15. ろう老。。

With the appearance of a promising new writer, the aging novelist fell from prominence.

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16. 、、。。

The higher we go up, the thinner the air becomes.

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17. 。。

There is little hope of my success.

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18. 。。

I like to spread my toast thinly with jam.

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19. 。。

The air on top of the mountain was very thin.

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20. 、、。。

As we go up higher, the air becomes thinner.

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い【うすい】

adjective (keiyoushi)

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

Generated definitions (experimental)

thin

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

。。

He is wearing a thin shirt.

。。

This paper is thin.

pale; light; faint

Used to indicate a light or faint color or appearance.

。。

She has pale skin.

。。

The light blue sky spread out.

watery; thin; dilute

Refers to a liquid that is not concentrated or dense.

。。

I diluted the coffee too much.

。。

This soup is watery and not tasty.

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.

。。

I have little trust in him.

slim (probability, etc.); small

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

。。

The chances of that miracle are slim.

せい性。。

The probability of her success is small.

sparse; patchy; scattered

Describes something that is spread out with gaps in between.

。。

There were only sparse passersby in the town.

。。

The forest was covered with scattered trees.

Generated collocations (experimental)

light colorthin skinweak tastethin cloudsfaint voicesparse materialsthin bookdilute waterlight cheeseslim relationshiplittle benefitlight cakeweak pronunciationfaint smilescattered evidence

Example sentences

42 results