薄い

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 薄い. Reading: うすい. Core meaning: thin; pale.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 薄い紙を重ねて花の形を作った / この絵の空は青色が少し薄い.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Thickness and color intensity
  • It can describe the physical thinness of paper or the pale intensity of a color. Its opposite changes with context: 厚い for thickness and 濃い for color strength.