adjective

  1. thin. In ref. to objects, not to people.
  2. pale, light, faint.
  3. watery, thin, dilute.
  4. weak (taste, etc.), little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence).
  5. slim (probability, etc.), small.
  6. sparse, patchy, scattered.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
薄い うすい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

dilute, thin, weak (tea)
うす.い ハク すすき (7th, N2)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
far and wide
フ ハク あまねし (Kentei 1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
to state to, to announce
フ ホ しく
for the first time, not until
ホ フ はじ.めて (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)