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[()·はく()]
kihaku
na adjective, noun

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kihaku

English Meaning(s) for 希薄

na adjective, noun
  1. thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lean; weak; rarified; rarefied
  2. lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)

Definition and Synonyms for 希薄

Rarefaction a decrease in the density of something
Synonyms: 希薄
Sparse not dense
Synonyms: まばら, 希薄, , , 疎い, 空疎, 薄い
Sparseness the property of being scanty or scattered
Synonyms: 希薄
Wanting inadequate in amount or degree
Synonyms: 希薄, 貧しい, 足りる, 足りない
Watery overly diluted
Synonyms: 希薄, 水っぽい, 水臭い, 薄い
Tenuous lacking substance or significance
Synonyms: やわ, ちゃち, 希薄, 空疎, 薄い, 薄っぺら, 薄っぺらい, 薄弱
Rare having low density
Synonyms: 希薄
Low Density a rarified quality
Synonyms: 低密, 希薄
Watery thin and insipid
Synonyms: 希薄, 水っぽい, 水臭い, 薄い
Sparseness lacking denseness
Synonyms: 希薄

Meanings for each kanji in 希薄

» hope; beg; request; pray; beseech; Greece; dilute (acid); rare; few; phenomenal
» dilute; thin; weak (tea)

Categories 希薄 is a member of

Denseness the amount per unit size
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Exiguity the quality of being meager
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Concentration increase in density
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Sample Sentences for 希薄

The air is rare on high mountains.
As you go up higher, the air becomes thinner.
Today the ozone layer is thinning.
The higher we go up, thinner the air becomes.
Just as all kinds of communication methods are increasing, human relationships are becoming weak. A perfect case of mistaking means for ends.

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