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薄着

うすぎ

N2light clothing · dressing lightly

Examples

暖かい日だったので、薄着で散歩に出た。

朝晩は冷えるから、あまり薄着をしないほうがよい。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 薄着, read うすぎ, means dressing lightly in thin or relatively few layers rather than bundling up.
  • Basic usage: It suits a warm-weather walk but may be discouraged on a chilly morning.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Dressing in light clothing
    • It denotes dressing lightly on a warm day and cautions against doing so excessively in cool mornings or evenings. It is not merely a measurement of one garment's thickness.

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