Word Meaning 薄い

うすい usui

薄い is read as うすい (usui) and means thin.

Meaning

English

  1. thin
  2. slim (probability, etc.)
  3. small
  4. weak (taste, etc.)
  5. little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
  6. pale
  7. light
  8. faint

Reading

Kana

うすい

Romaji

usui

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 厚い,濃い Related Words コーヒー,珈琲,濃い Rank 6415 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

薄暗い

うすぐらい

dim

薄着

うすぎ

being lightly dressed

薄める

うすめる

to dilute

薄まる

うすまる

to become weak

薄弱

はくじゃく

feebleness

薄氷

はくひょう

thin ice

薄らぐ

うすらぐ

to become thin

薄れる

うすれる

to fade

薄切り

うすぎり

thin slice

薄日

うすび

soft light

薄力粉

はくりきこ

cake flour

薄利多売

はくりたばい

small profits and quick returns

Example Sentences

10

このかみはとてもうすい。

This paper is very thin.

みそしるがうすいので、すこしみそをたした。

The miso soup was too dilute, so I added a little more miso.

かれはうすいうわぎしかきていなかった。

He was wearing only a thin jacket.

このすーぷはすこしうすいから、しおをいれよう。

This soup is a little weak, so let's add some salt.

うすいあおがこのへやによくあう。

Light blue suits this room well.

He is always in the background.

There is little hope of my success.

I prepared a weak solution of sugar and water.

This thin book is mine.

I'd like my coffee weak.