"うっすら" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

IPA: [ɯ̟sːɨɾa̠] Forms: うっすら [canonical], ウッスラ [canonical], ussura [romanization], 薄ら [alternative, kanji]
Etymology: From 薄(うす)ら (usura). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|薄ら|うすら}} 薄(うす)ら (usura) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|ウッスラ|opt=と}} うっすら or ウッスラ • (ussura) (optionally as うっすらと (ussura to))
  1. thinly; faintly
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  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "うすら"
      },
      "expansion": "薄(うす)ら (usura)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 薄(うす)ら (usura).",
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ussura",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "kanji"
      ]
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  ],
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        "opt": "と"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "Japanese adverbs optionally taking と-to",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        "thinly; faintly"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "thinly",
          "thinly"
        ],
        [
          "faintly",
          "faintly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟sːɨɾa̠]"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}
{
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    [
      "薄(うす)ら",
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    ]
  ],
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        "1": "薄ら",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 薄(うす)ら (usura).",
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ussura",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "alternative",
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  ],
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      },
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      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent",
        "Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thinly; faintly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thinly",
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        ],
        [
          "faintly",
          "faintly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟sːɨɾa̠]"
    },
    {
      "other": "うっすら"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for うっすら meaning in Japanese (1.4kB)

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  ],
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  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "うっすら",
  "trace": ""
}

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