うす
usui

i-Adjective

1. thin (of an object)

にく うす りなさい。
nikuo usukukirinasai.
Cut the meat into thin slices.
i-Adjective

2. pale; light; faint

かれはうすい青色 あおいろのネクタイをしていた。
karewa usui aoirono nekutaio shite ita.
He wore a light blue tie.
i-Adjective

3. watery; thin; diluted

うす砂糖 さとう すい つくった。
usui satōsuio tsukutta.
I prepared a weak solution of sugar and water.
i-Adjective

4. weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.); not much (of a presence)

コーヒーは うすいのが きです。
kōhiiwa usui noga sukidesu.
I'd like my coffee weak.
i-Adjective

5. slim (probability, etc.); small

わたくし成功 せいこう のぞみが うすい。
watashiwa sēkōno nozomiga usui
There is little hope of my success.
i-Adjective

6. sparse; patchy; scattered