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微か

幽か

Reading

Kana: かすか
Romaji: kasuka
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Definitions

1

faint; dim; weak; slight; vague; indistinct; hazy

Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

poor; wretched; meagre; meager; scanty

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: ビ、 かす.か
Meanings: delicate, minuteness, insignificance
Readings: ユウ、 ふか.い、 かす.か、 くら.い、 しろ.い
Meanings: seclude, confine to a room, deep, profound, secluded, faint, dark, tranquil, calm

Example Sentences

(わたし)はかすかに微笑(ほほえ)んだ。
➥She gave a faint smile.
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(とお)くにかすかに(とう)()えた。
➥I made out a tower in the distance.
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病人(びょうにん)(くちびる)をかすかに(うご)かした。
➥The patient moved his lips slightly.
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(さけ)(ごえ)はかすかになった。
➥The sound of shouting grew faint.
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列車(れっしゃ)(おと)がかすかになった。
➥Faint grew the sound of the train.
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すぐそばでかすかな(おと)がした。
➥I heard a faint sound nearby.
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