きはく

希 薄

Common word

  1. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    thin (air), weak (liquid), dilute, sparse (population), rarefied

    • 高く登るにつれて、空気は希薄になる。
      As you go up higher, the air becomes thinner.

  2. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.), insubstantial, deficient, tenuous (link)