淡い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あわ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

(あわ) (awai) あはい (afai)?-i (adverbial (あわ) (awaku))

  1. pale; light
    (あわ)水色(みずいろ)シャツ()ていた
    Awai mizuiro no shatsu o kiteita.
    He was wearing a pastel blue shirt.
  2. dim; indistinct; low in contrast; less in degree
    (あわ)(きり)つつまれている
    Awai kiri ni tsutsumarete iru.
    It is surrounded by thin fog.
    (かれ)(あわ)期待(きたい)よせている
    Kare ni awai kitai o yosete iru.
    I have low expectations of him.

Inflection

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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