Emaki · all 1,500 words

薄い

うすい

weak, pale

Mnemonic

Spread far enough that the light comes through, and the soup has had the same treatment. Ooh う, see すい through it: you can taste the water in it: うすい.

Worth knowing

弱い よわい is weak as in not strong. 薄い is weak as in thin, watery or pale. Near 上手い うまい in sound only.

Built from

thin, weak
艹 grass on top with water underneath, spread out so thin you can see straight through it.

This is one of 1,500 words in Emaki, a free spaced repetition trainer with a written mnemonic on every card.

Study 薄い in Emaki

Free, no account needed. Your progress stays in your browser.

Emaki is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Kaishi 1.5k or its authors. The word, reading and meaning come from the Kaishi 1.5k deck, used with their permission. The mnemonic, the note and the kanji breakdown are original work, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.