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淡い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 淡い

~い Adj.
Freq #3520
1

light; faint; pale; fleeting

Examples
本気で似合うと思っていたらしいシャツは辞退し、淡いブルーのポロシャツをいただくことにした。
The shirt she apparently seriously thought suited me I turned down and decided to accept a light blue polo shirt.

Kanji in this Word

11 strokes
Frequency: 1436
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

thin
faint
pale
fleeting

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
タン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あわ.い
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