Word Meaning 薄紙を剥ぐように

うすがみをはぐように usugami o haguyouni

薄紙を剥ぐように is read as うすがみをはぐように (usugami o haguyouni) and means little by little (recovering after an illness).

Meaning

English

  1. little by little (recovering after an illness)
  2. slowly but surely

Reading

Kana

うすがみをはぐように

Romaji

usugami o haguyouni

Writing Variants

  • 薄紙をはぐように うすがみをはぐように usugamiohaguyouni

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 49 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 140402 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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薄紙

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thin paper

剥離紙

はくりし

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草紙剥

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うすばか

dimwit

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