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薄日

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
薄 日
うす
Grade: S
ひ > び
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
薄陽

Etymology

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From 薄(うす) (usu-, “weak”) + 日(ひ) (hi, “sun(light)”). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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薄(うす)日(び) • (usubi) 

  1. weak sunlight (through clouds)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2019), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 [New NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN