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[あわ()·]
awai
i adjective

English Meaning(s) for 淡い

i adjective
  1. light; faint; pale; fleeting

Definition and Synonyms for 淡い

Light (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
Synonyms: 明るい, 淡い
Powdery as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder
Synonyms: 淡い, 薄い
Pastel lacking in body or vigor
Synonyms: 柔らか, 柔らかい, 淡い
Faint deficient in magnitude
Synonyms: かすか, ほのか, おぼろげ, 弱い, 弱々しい, 微弱, 淡い, 薄い
Sick (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness
Synonyms: 淡い
Pale very light colored
Synonyms: 淡い
Pastel delicate and pale in color
Synonyms: 柔らかい, 淡い
Pale highly diluted with white
Synonyms: 淡い
Faint barely perceptible
Synonyms: かすか, ほのか, おぼろげ, 弱い, 弱々しい, 微弱, 淡い, 薄い
Sick dim or feeble
Synonyms: 淡い
Faint lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
Synonyms: かすか, ほのか, おぼろげ, 弱い, 弱々しい, 微弱, 淡い, 薄い

Meanings for each kanji in 淡い

» thin; faint; pale; fleeting

Stroke Order Diagrams for 淡い

Conjugations for 淡い

Adjective stem
[あわ()]
awa
te-form
[あわ()··]
awakute
Negative te-form
[あわ()····]
awakunakute
Adverbial Form
[あわ()·]
awaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[あわ()·]
awai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[あわ()···]
awakunai
Past Indicative Form
[あわ()···]
awakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[あわ()·····]
awakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[あわ()···]
awakereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[あわ()·····]
awakunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[あわ()····]
awakunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[あわ()····]
awakattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[あわ()······]
awakunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[あわ()·]
awasa

Sample Sentences for 淡い

Mary wore a pale blue dress.
Mary wore a pale blue dress.
The shirt she apparently seriously thought suited me I turned down and decided to accept a light blue polo shirt.
Dim sunbeams on my eyelids, a faint tinge dyes the room.
Aqua expresses the colour of clear water, it is a bright, and light, blue.

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