うすあかり

Japanese

Alternative spellings
薄明かり薄明り薄明 (dated)

Etymology

From 薄(うす) (usu-) + 明(あ)かり (akari).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) うすあかり [ùsúáꜜkàrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
(Tokyo) うすあかり [ùsúákárí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝa̠ka̠ɾʲi]

Noun

うすあかり • (usuakari) ^{←うすあかり (usuakari)^?}

dim light
- 2013, “僕が死のうと思ったのは”, in 秋田ひろむ (lyrics), TOUGH, performed by 中島美嘉:
  
  パソコンの薄(うす)明(あ)かり
  pasokon no usuakari
  the dim glow of a computer
faint light at dawn or dusk

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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