dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass
16 strokes · frequency rank #1009
- ハク
- 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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Common words
- 希薄きはくthin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; sparse (population)1
高く登るにつれて、空気は希薄になる。
As you go up higher, the air becomes thinner.
高山では空気が希薄になる。
The air is rarefied on high mountains.
今日オゾン層は希薄になりつつある。
Today the ozone layer is thinning.
- 手薄てうすshorthanded; short of hands; undermanned2
- 肉薄にくはくclosing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard3
- 薄いうすいthin (of an object)4
肉を薄く切りなさい。
Cut the meat into thin slices.
薄い砂糖水を作った。
I prepared a weak solution of sugar and water.
私は成功の望みが薄い。
There is little hope of my success.
- 薄弱はくじゃくfeebleness; weakness5
- 薄着うすぎbeing lightly dressed6
そんな薄着ではかぜをひきますよ。
You'll catch cold in such thin clothing.
私はいつも薄着です。
I dress lightly all the time.
そんなに薄着で寒くないですか。
In such thin clothes, are you warm enough?
- 軽薄けいはくfrivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow7
「見た目は悪くないがちょっと軽薄そう」な外見とは裏腹に、彼女はいないし、女性に手が早いワケでもない。
In contrast to his "not bad looks but seems a bit of a dandy" appearance, he didn't have a girlfriend and he wasn't particularly fast with the ladies.
- 薄まるうすまるto become weak8
- 薄めるうすめるto dilute; to water down; to thin; to lighten (e.g. a color)9
- 薄れるうすれるto fade; to become dim10
時がたつにつれ彼女の悲しみは薄れていった。
She felt less sad as time passed.
試合の興味が薄れた。
Interest in the game has dropped off.
彼女は私の記憶からしだいに薄れている。
My memory of her has begun to recede.