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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

手て薄うす

teusu

thinly staffed, poorly guarded

Often describes weak staffing or security. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 初戦しょせんは手薄てうすだった大島口おおしまぐちへの幕軍ばくぐんによる奇襲攻撃きしゅうこうげきによって開始かいしされた。

    The conquest began with a shogunal surprise attack on Oshima-guchi, which was scarcely guarded.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. こうして北条軍ほうじょうぐんの駿河守備するがしゅびは手薄てうすとなった。

    This caused the security in Suruga Province to decline.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 東国軍とうごくぐんの主力しゅりょくはすでに源範頼みなもとののりよりに率ひきいられて鎌倉かまくらに帰還きかんしていたため、京都きょうとの防備ぼうびは手薄てうすになっていた。

    Since the main force of the eastern countries had been led by MINAMOTO no Noriyori and went back to Kamakura, defense of Kyoto was poor.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 手薄

  • 手handOnシュ・ズKunて・て-・た-
  • 薄thin; weakOnハクKunうすい・うす-・うすめる

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