Word Meaning 薄暗い

うすぐらい usugurai

薄暗い is read as うすぐらい (usugurai) and means dim.

Meaning

English

  1. dim
  2. gloomy

Reading

Kana

うすぐらい

Romaji

usugurai

Writing Variants

  • うす暗い うすぐらい usugurai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6887 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

薄暗がり

うすくらがり

semi-darkness

薄い

うすい

thin

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

うすごおり

thin ice

すすき

Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis)

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

Example Sentences

4

It's impossible to work in a room this dim.

Do not read books in such a dim room.

One time, I went to the atelier of a painter I had just met in the middle of the night. It was a dark room in an attic.

One time, I went to the atelier of a painter I had just met in the middle of the night. It was a dark room in an attic.