希薄
Meanings
Na-adjective
Noun
1. thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; sparse (population); rarefied
2. lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient; tenuous (link)
Other spellings
稀薄
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
きはく
Used in vocabulary
Examples5
高く
As you go up higher, the air becomes thinner.
高く
The higher we go up, thinner the air becomes.
高山
The air is rarefied on high mountains.
今日
Today the ozone layer is thinning.
コミュニケーション
As all kinds of communication methods are proliferating, human relationships are weakening. This is a perfect example of mistaking means for ends.