Illustration: At a Japanese public library counter, a student struggles to slide an exceptionally thick book into a slim cloth book sleeve. Its cover is no wider or taller than the ordinary books beside it, but the exposed page block is several times deeper.

JLPT N2i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

分ぶ厚あつい

buatsui

thick, bulky

Example sentences

  1. トムは分厚ぶあつい眼鏡めがねをかけている。

    Tom is wearing thick glasses.

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  2. 氷こおりは、その上うえを歩あるけるほど分厚ぶあつかった。

    The ice was thick enough to walk on.

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  3. こんな分厚ぶあつい本ほん、誰だれが読よむんだろうね。

    Who’s gonna read such a thick book?

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Kanji in 分厚

  • 分part; minute of timeOnブン・フン・ブKunわける・わけ・わかれる
  • 厚thick; heavyOnコウKunあつい・あか

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