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薄暗い

うすぐらい

dim, gloomy

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Examples

  1. 店の中は薄暗い。

    みせのなかはうすぐらい。

    The inside of the shop is dim.

  2. 薄暗い部屋で本を読むな。

    うすぐらいへやでほんをよむな。

    Don't read in a dim room.

  3. 薄暗くなる前に帰ろう。

    うすぐらくなるまえにかえろう。

    Let's head home before it gets dark.

  4. 薄暗い道を急いで歩いた。

    うすぐらいみちをいそいであるいた。

    I hurried along the dimly lit street.

Common patterns

薄暗い部屋
a dimly lit room
薄暗くなる
to grow dim, to get dusky
薄暗い道
a poorly lit road

Memory tip

薄 as a prefix means "slightly" — the same trick gives 薄汚い (a bit grubby) and 薄笑い (a faint smirk). 薄暗い is half-dark: you can still see, just not well.

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