薄 (うす) — thin, light, pale

薄うす thin

Frequency #6362 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. 1 character prefix

usu

うす

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. うす[1] atamadaka 頭高

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Meanings

thin
light
pale

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

うす薄 dilute

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Words with 薄 (11)

薄(うす)い usui thin 薄(うす)れる usureru to fade 希(き)薄(はく) kihaku thin 薄(うす)暗(ぐら)い usugurai dim 手(て)薄(うす) teusu shorthanded 肉(にく)薄(はく) nikuhaku closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.) 薄(うす)まる usumaru to become weak 薄(うす)める usumeru to dilute

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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Words with 薄 (11)

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