淡い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
淡
あわ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Adjective

淡い (-i inflection, hiragana あわい, rōmaji awai)

  1. pale; light
    淡 (あわ)い水色 (みずいろ)のシャツを着 (き)ていた。
    Awai mizuiro no shatsu o kiteita.
    He was wearing a pastel blue shirt.
  2. dim; indistinct; low in contrast; less in degree
    淡 (あわ)い霧 (きり)につつまれている。
    Awai kiri ni tsutsumarete iru.
    It is surrounded by thin fog.
    彼 (かれ)に淡 (あわ)い期待 (きたい)をよせている。
    Kare ni awai kitai o yosete iru.
    I have a vague expectation of him.

Inflection

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