"薄々" meaning in Japanese

See 薄々 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [ɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ] Forms: 薄々 [canonical] (ruby: (うす), (うす)), usuusu [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|うす.うす}} 薄(うす)々(うす) • (usuusu)
  1. vaguely, mildly, faintly (know of, feel, etc.) Synonyms: なんとなく (nantonaku)

Download JSON data for 薄々 meaning in Japanese (1.3kB)

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        ]
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      "form": "usuusu",
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          "english": "to vaguely sense (something)",
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          "roman": "nantonaku",
          "word": "なんとなく"
        }
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      "other": "うすうす"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ]"
    }
  ],
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}
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          "mildly",
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        ]
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      "other": "うすうす"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ]"
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    }
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