"薄い" meaning in Japanese

See 薄い in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ɯ̟sɨi]
Head templates: {{ja-adj|うすい|infl=i}} 薄(うす)い • (usui) -i (adverbial 薄(うす)く (usuku)) Inflection templates: {{ja-adj-infl|adverbial=く|attributive=い|conditional=ければ|conjunctive=くて|continuative=く|degree=さ|formal=い です|formal_negative=く ない です|formal_negative_past=く なかった です|formal_past=かった です|hypothetical=けれ|imperative=かれ|imperfective=かろ|informal_negative=く ない|informal_negative_past=く なかった|informal_past=かった|kana=うす|lemma=薄|provisional=かったら|terminal=い|volitional=かろう}} Forms: 薄い [canonical] (ruby: (うす)), usui [romanization], 薄く [adverbial] (ruby: (うす)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 薄かろ [imperfective, stem], うすかろ [imperfective, stem], usukaro [imperfective], 薄く [continuative, stem], うすく [continuative, stem], usuku [continuative], 薄い [stem, terminative], うすい [stem, terminative], usui [terminative], 薄い [attributive, stem], うすい [attributive, stem], usui [attributive], 薄けれ [hypothetical, stem], うすけれ [hypothetical, stem], usukere [hypothetical], 薄かれ [imperative, stem], うすかれ [imperative, stem], usukare [imperative], 薄くない [informal, negative], うすくない [informal, negative], usuku nai [informal, negative], 薄かった [informal, past], うすかった [informal, past], usukatta [informal, past], 薄くなかった [informal, negative, past], うすくなかった [informal, negative, past], usuku nakatta [informal, negative, past], 薄いです [formal], うすいです [formal], usui desu [formal], 薄くないです [formal, negative], うすくないです [formal, negative], usuku nai desu [formal, negative], 薄かったです [formal, past], うすかったです [formal, past], usukatta desu [formal, past], 薄くなかったです [formal, negative, past], うすくなかったです [formal, negative, past], usuku nakatta desu [formal, negative, past], 薄くて [conjunctive], うすくて [conjunctive], usukute [conjunctive], 薄ければ [conditional], うすければ [conditional], usukereba [conditional], 薄かったら [conditional, past], うすかったら [conditional, past], usukattara [conditional, past], 薄かろう [volitional], うすかろう [volitional], usukarō [volitional], 薄く [adverbial], うすく [adverbial], usuku [adverbial], 薄さ [noun-from-adj], うすさ [noun-from-adj], ususa [noun-from-adj]
  1. thin
    Sense id: en-薄い-ja-adj-Gg3CJ7Wq
  2. (figuratively) thin, weak, diluted Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-薄い-ja-adj-FsWmLRyS Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 23 77 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 25 75 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 25 75 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 25 75 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 分が薄い (bu ga usui) (ruby: (), (うす)) (english: be thin), 味が薄い (aji ga usui) (ruby: (あじ), (うす)) (english: lightly seasoned), 情が薄い: be coldhearted (hardhearted) (ruby: (じょう), (うす)), 興味が薄い (kyōmi ga usui) (ruby: (きょう), (), (うす)) (english: uninteresting), 髪が薄い (kami ga usui) (ruby: (かみ), (うす)) (english: have thin hair), 薄い本: (usui hon) (ruby: (うす), (ほん)) Related terms: 細い (hosoi) (ruby: (ほそ)), うすまる (usumaru), うすめる (usumeru)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "be thin",
      "roman": "bu ga usui",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "分",
          "ぶ"
        ],
        [
          "薄",
          "うす"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "分が薄い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "lightly seasoned",
      "roman": "aji ga usui",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "味",
          "あじ"
        ],
        [
          "薄",
          "うす"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "味が薄い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "hardhearted",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "情",
          "じょう"
        ],
        [
          "薄",
          "うす"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "情が薄い: be coldhearted"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "uninteresting",
      "roman": "kyōmi ga usui",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "興",
          "きょう"
        ],
        [
          "味",
          "み"
        ],
        [
          "薄",
          "うす"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "興味が薄い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "have thin hair",
      "roman": "kami ga usui",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "髪",
          "かみ"
        ],
        [
          "薄",
          "うす"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "髪が薄い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "usui hon",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "薄",
          "うす"
        ],
        [
          "本",
          "ほん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "薄い本:"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "薄い",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "薄",
          "うす"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usui",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄く",
      "roman": "usuku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "薄",
          "うす"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄かろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukaro",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄く",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usuku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄い",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usui",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄い",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usui",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄けれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄かれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄くない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usuku nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄かった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄くなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usuku nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄いです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usui desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄くないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usuku nai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄かったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄くなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usuku nakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄くて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukute",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄ければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukereba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄かったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄かろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukarō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄く",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usuku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄さ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ususa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "うすい",
        "infl": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "薄(うす)い • (usui) -i (adverbial 薄(うす)く (usuku))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "adverbial": "く",
        "attributive": "い",
        "conditional": "ければ",
        "conjunctive": "くて",
        "continuative": "く",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": "い です",
        "formal_negative": "く ない です",
        "formal_negative_past": "く なかった です",
        "formal_past": "かった です",
        "hypothetical": "けれ",
        "imperative": "かれ",
        "imperfective": "かろ",
        "informal_negative": "く ない",
        "informal_negative_past": "く なかった",
        "informal_past": "かった",
        "kana": "うす",
        "lemma": "薄",
        "provisional": "かったら",
        "terminal": "い",
        "volitional": "かろう"
      },
      "name": "ja-adj-infl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "hosoi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "細",
          "ほそ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "細い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "usumaru",
      "word": "うすまる"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "usumeru",
      "word": "うすめる"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "厚い"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "thin keyboard",
          "roman": "usui kībōdo",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "薄",
              "うす"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "薄いキーボード"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thin"
      ],
      "id": "en-薄い-ja-adj-Gg3CJ7Wq",
      "links": [
        [
          "thin",
          "thin"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "濃い"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "weak flavor",
          "roman": "usui aji",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "薄",
              "うす"
            ],
            [
              "味",
              "あじ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "薄い味"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              16
            ],
            [
              39,
              43
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "receiving a weak reaction; receiving a weak response",
          "roman": "hannō ga usui",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "反応",
              "はんのう"
            ],
            [
              "薄",
              "うす"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "反応が薄い",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_literal_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "not very necessary",
          "literal_meaning": "[its] necessity is thin",
          "roman": "hitsuyōsei ga usui",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "必要性",
              "ひつようせい"
            ],
            [
              "薄",
              "うす"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "必要性が薄い",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thin, weak, diluted"
      ],
      "id": "en-薄い-ja-adj-FsWmLRyS",
      "links": [
        [
          "thin",
          "thin"
        ],
        [
          "weak",
          "weak"
        ],
        [
          "diluted",
          "diluted"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) thin, weak, diluted"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "うすい"
    },
    {
      "other": "うすい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟sɨi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "薄い"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese adjectives",
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese い-i adjectives",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "be thin",
      "roman": "bu ga usui",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "分",
          "ぶ"
        ],
        [
          "薄",
          "うす"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "分が薄い"
    },
    {
      "english": "lightly seasoned",
      "roman": "aji ga usui",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "味",
          "あじ"
        ],
        [
          "薄",
          "うす"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "味が薄い"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hardhearted",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "情",
          "じょう"
        ],
        [
          "薄",
          "うす"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "情が薄い: be coldhearted"
    },
    {
      "english": "uninteresting",
      "roman": "kyōmi ga usui",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "興",
          "きょう"
        ],
        [
          "味",
          "み"
        ],
        [
          "薄",
          "うす"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "興味が薄い"
    },
    {
      "english": "have thin hair",
      "roman": "kami ga usui",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "髪",
          "かみ"
        ],
        [
          "薄",
          "うす"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "髪が薄い"
    },
    {
      "roman": "usui hon",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "薄",
          "うす"
        ],
        [
          "本",
          "ほん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "薄い本:"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "薄い",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "薄",
          "うす"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usui",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄く",
      "roman": "usuku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "薄",
          "うす"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄かろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukaro",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄く",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usuku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄い",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usui",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄い",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usui",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄けれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄かれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄くない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usuku nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄かった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄くなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usuku nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄いです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usui desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄くないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usuku nai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄かったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄くなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usuku nakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄くて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukute",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄ければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukereba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄かったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄かろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usukarō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄く",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usuku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "薄さ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うすさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ususa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "うすい",
        "infl": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "薄(うす)い • (usui) -i (adverbial 薄(うす)く (usuku))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "adverbial": "く",
        "attributive": "い",
        "conditional": "ければ",
        "conjunctive": "くて",
        "continuative": "く",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": "い です",
        "formal_negative": "く ない です",
        "formal_negative_past": "く なかった です",
        "formal_past": "かった です",
        "hypothetical": "けれ",
        "imperative": "かれ",
        "imperfective": "かろ",
        "informal_negative": "く ない",
        "informal_negative_past": "く なかった",
        "informal_past": "かった",
        "kana": "うす",
        "lemma": "薄",
        "provisional": "かったら",
        "terminal": "い",
        "volitional": "かろう"
      },
      "name": "ja-adj-infl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "hosoi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "細",
          "ほそ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "細い"
    },
    {
      "roman": "usumaru",
      "word": "うすまる"
    },
    {
      "roman": "usumeru",
      "word": "うすめる"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "厚い"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "thin keyboard",
          "roman": "usui kībōdo",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "薄",
              "うす"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "薄いキーボード"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thin",
          "thin"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "濃い"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "weak flavor",
          "roman": "usui aji",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "薄",
              "うす"
            ],
            [
              "味",
              "あじ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "薄い味"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              16
            ],
            [
              39,
              43
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "receiving a weak reaction; receiving a weak response",
          "roman": "hannō ga usui",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "反応",
              "はんのう"
            ],
            [
              "薄",
              "うす"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "反応が薄い",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_literal_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "not very necessary",
          "literal_meaning": "[its] necessity is thin",
          "roman": "hitsuyōsei ga usui",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "必要性",
              "ひつようせい"
            ],
            [
              "薄",
              "うす"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "必要性が薄い",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thin, weak, diluted"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thin",
          "thin"
        ],
        [
          "weak",
          "weak"
        ],
        [
          "diluted",
          "diluted"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) thin, weak, diluted"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "うすい"
    },
    {
      "other": "うすい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟sɨi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "薄い"
}

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