ウス
Meanings
Prefix
1. light (e.g color, fabric); faint; pale; dim; thin
2. somehow; kind of; in some way
3. scarce; slim; few; little; short of ...; barely
after a noun
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (67 in total)
half-wit; fool; simpleton
antlion (esp. species Hagenomyia micans)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
thin (fabric, cloth, paper)
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
light pink; light crimson
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
pale color; pale colour
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
thin, bordered mat
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
lightly salted
weak matcha
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
very dim light
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
faint smile
being lightly dressed
pale pink; peach-colored
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
thin skin
light blue; pale blue
light pink; light crimson
light purple
light brown; pale brown
orchid; light purple
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
light green
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
light color; light colour
ultrathin
thin film
sheet; thin plate
thin (type); slim; flat
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
thin board; veneer; thin sheet of steel (3 mm or less); thin cloth; square wooden vase stand
frying or baking something thin (e.g. thin omelette)
thin cloth
not to be depended on; of little hope
thin mist; light mist
light (flavor); lightly seasoned; light soy sauce; thin (porcelain, ceramic, etc.); thinly made
light snowfall
not blessed with happiness; unfortunate; appearing fragile and melancholic; seeming to invite misfortune (regardless of actual happiness)
having thin hair
unenthusiastic
thin Japanese paper (esp. vellum paper); Japanese tissue
thin bed cover; thin blanket
light red
deep-fried tofu
slicing thinly (of sashimi); thin (e.g. ceramics, glass)
thin cloth; sheer fabric
thin cloth; sheer fabric
thinly painted; thinly lacquered
pale orange (color)
Parnassius stubbendorfii (species of swallowtail)
light trading; low volume of transactions
half-open eyes; half-closed eyes
thin (of meat)
gloom; semi-darkness; dim light; poor light
light crimson; rose pink