Illustration: At a suburban Japanese bus stop on a chilly morning, one young adult waits in a thin short-sleeved shirt and light trousers while everyone nearby wears jackets or coats. A breeze presses the shirt against their torso, clearly revealing that there are no warmer layers underneath.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

薄うす着ぎ

usugi

dressing lightly

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしはいつも薄着うすぎです。

    I dress lightly all the time.

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  2. そんなに薄着うすぎで寒さむくないですか。

    In such thin clothes, are you warm enough?

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  3. 薄着うすぎし過すぎだよ。

    You’re too lightly dressed.

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Kanji in 薄着

  • 薄thin; weakOnハクKunうすい・うす-・うすめる
  • 着wear; arriveOnチャク・ジャクKunきる・きせる・つく

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