JMdict: 1591380
希薄 【きはく】
- [adj-na,n] thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; sparse (population); rarefied
- [adj-na,n] lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient; tenuous (link)
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
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希 | Hope, Beg, Request, Pray, Beseech, Greece, Dilute (acid), Rare, Few, Phenomenal | キ, ケ | まれ |
薄 | Dilute, Thin, Weak (tea), Pampas Grass | ハク | 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 |