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Zach

あの人は影が薄い。

Sentence Analyzer

あの 薄い

English Translation

He is always in the background.

Furigana

あの(ひと)(かげ)(うす)い。

Romanji

Ano hito wa kage ga usui.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(かげ)
shadow; silhouette; figure; shape; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace; shadow (of one's former self)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
薄い (うすい)
thin; pale; light; watery; dilute; sparse; weak (taste, etc.); slim (probability, etc.); small

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: エイ、 かげ
Meanings: shadow, silhouette, phantom
Readings: ハク、 うす.い、 うす-、 -うす、 うす.める、 うす.まる、 うす.らぐ、 うす.ら-、 うす.れる、 すすき
Meanings: dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass