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JLPT N5 · Size, shape & speed

薄い

うすい

thin; weak

Stroke order of 薄い

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

薄 · 16 strokesい · 2 strokes

Memory trick

Grass (艹) and water (氵) with a spread (専-like): spread out wide, it becomes thin.

Parts: 薄 thin (艹 + 氵 + 専) + い

The characters in 薄い

  • い い — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

このコーヒーは薄いです。

このこーひーはうすいです。

This coffee is weak.

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