Vocabulary

What does 薄い (うすい, usui) mean?

薄い (うすい, usui) means thin; light (color); weak, watery.

Quick facts
Readingうすい
Romajiusui
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
うすい
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonusui

thin; light (color); weak, watery

  1. 1i-adjective thin (of an object)
  2. 2i-adjective pale; light; faint
  3. 3i-adjective watery; thin; diluted
  4. 4i-adjective weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.); not much (of a presence)
  5. 5i-adjective slim (probability, etc.); small

Example sentences

  • This book is thin.

  • The coffee is weak.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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