► 形容詞
薄い [(2)うすい] meaning: light rank: 1
☆ 私は味は薄めのほうが好きだ ⇨ I prefer light taste, lightly seasoned food (☛ Not light in fat, but light in seasoning, especially salt)
薄い [(2)うすい] meaning: little rank: 1
☆ 彼女は幸せが薄い ⇨ Her happiness is thin. She is unlucky in life
☆ 彼等が勝つ可能性は薄い ⇨ There’s little chance they win
☆ 彼等は政治に対する関心が薄い ⇨ They are not very interested in politics
☆ 日本人には馴染みが薄い野菜 ⇨ A vegetable Japanese have little familiarity with
☆ 日本人は自分達で自分の国を守るという意識が薄い ⇨ Japaneses have little sense to defend their own nation themselves
薄い [(2)うすい] meaning: thin rank: 1
☆ 薄く切ったチーズ ⇨ Thinly sliced cheese (☛ A sheet-like object to be thin in thickness)
☆ 彼は髪が薄い ⇨ His hair is thin. He is balding (☛ Not dense)
薄い [(2)うすい] meaning: weak rank: 1
☆ 薄いコーヒー ⇨ Weak coffee
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