薄い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
薄
うす
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「薄い」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 薄く うすく
Terminal (終止形) 薄い うすい
うすい
Attributive (連体形) 薄い うすい
Key constructions
Informal negative 薄くない うすくない
Informal past 薄かった うすかった
Informal negative past 薄くなかった うすくなかった
Formal 薄いです うすいです
Conjunctive 薄くて うすくて
Conditional 薄ければ うすければ

Adjective

薄(うす)い • (usui) -i (adverbial 薄(うす)く (usuku))

  1. thin
    Antonym: 厚い (atsui)
    薄(うす)いキーボード ― usui kībōdo ― thin keyboard
  2. (figuratively) thin, weak, diluted
    Antonym: 濃い (koi)
    薄(うす)い味(あじ) ― usui aji ― weak flavor
    反応(はんのう)が薄(うす)い
    hannō ga usui
    receiving a weak reaction; receiving a weak response
    必要性(ひつようせい)が薄(うす)い
    hitsuyōsei ga usui
    not very necessary
    (literally, “ necessity is thin”)

Inflection

Inflection of 薄い
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 薄かろ うすかろ usukaro
Continuative (連用形) 薄く うすく usuku
Terminal (終止形) 薄い うすい usui
Attributive (連体形) 薄い うすい usui
Hypothetical (仮定形) 薄けれ うすけれ usukere
Imperative (命令形) 薄かれ うすかれ usukare
Key constructions
Informal negative 薄くない うすくない usuku nai
Informal past 薄かった うすかった usukatta
Informal negative past 薄くなかった うすくなかった usuku nakatta
Formal 薄いです うすいです usui desu
Formal negative 薄くないです うすくないです usuku nai desu
Formal past 薄かったです うすかったです usukatta desu
Formal negative past 薄くなかったです うすくなかったです usuku nakatta desu
Conjunctive 薄くて うすくて usukute
Conditional 薄ければ うすければ usukereba
Provisional 薄かったら うすかったら usukattara
Volitional 薄かろう うすかろう usukarō
Adverbial 薄く うすく usuku
Degree 薄さ うすさ ususa

Derived terms

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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