Word Meaning 淡い

あわい awai

淡い is read as あわい (awai) and means light.

Meaning

English

  1. light
  2. faint
  3. pale
  4. fleeting

Reading

Kana

あわい

Romaji

awai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 濃い Related Words 物語り,,恋愛,初恋 Rank 14067 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

淡泊

たんぱく

light (flavor, color, etc.)

淡水

たんすい

fresh water (i.e. not salt water)

淡々

たんたん

flowing gently

淡水魚

たんすいぎょ

freshwater fish

淡紅色

たんこうしょく

pink

淡水化

たんすいか

desalination

冷淡

れいたん

cold

濃淡

のうたん

light and shade

得意淡然

とくいたんぜん

not letting oneself puffed up by one's success

Example Sentences

10

そらがあわいぴんくいろにそまった。

The sky turned a pale pink.

かのじょはあわいあおのしゃつをきている。

She is wearing a light blue shirt.

あわいひかりがまどからさしこんでいた。

A faint light was shining in through the window.

かれはあわいきたいをむねにたびにでた。

He set out on his journey with faint hopes in his heart.

このすうぷはすこしうすいあじですね。

This soup tastes a little bland, doesn’t it?

Mary wore a pale blue dress.

Mary wore a pale blue dress.

Aqua expresses the colour of clear water, it is a bright, and light, blue.

Dim sunbeams on my eyelids, a faint tinge dyes the room.

The shirt she apparently seriously thought suited me I turned down and decided to accept a light blue polo shirt.