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薄暗うすぐらい

うすぐらい usugurai Play N2 I-adjective

Meanings and examples

光が弱く、はっきり見えないさま。 dim; gloomy

Example 1

薄暗うすぐらい明あかりで本ほんを読よんではいけない。

You shouldn't read in such poor light.

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Example 2

薄暗い光の中で彼の顔を見た。

I saw his face in the dim light.

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Kanji breakdown

暗

N3

darkness; disappear; shade; informal; grow dark; be blinded

On reading
アン
Kun reading
くら.い、くら.む、くれ.る
Radical
日

薄

N2

dilute; thin; weak (tea); pampas grass

On reading
ハク
Kun reading
うす.い、うす-、-うす、うす.める、うす.まる、うす.らぐ、うす.ら-、うす.れる、すすき
Radical
艸
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真っ暗

N2

まっくら

total darkness; shortsightedness; pitch dark

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薄める

N2

うすめる

to dilute; to water down

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暗い

N5

くらい

gloomy

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薄い

N5

うすい

thin; weak

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暗記

N3

あんき

memorization; learning by heart