表層形
うすらい
ウスライ
動詞
うすらい (ウスライ)
Usurai · うすらい — to become thin, to fade, to grow pale
Other ways to say “to become thin” in Japanese →
うすらい in rōmaji: usurai.
動詞
一般
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📝 薄らぐ 🔤 五段-ガ行 📐 連用形-イ音便
Updated: 2026年9月27日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
うすらい
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
薄らぐ
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| 読み (Reading) |
ウスライ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-ガ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
連用形-イ音便
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
うすらい
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| 読み・基本形 |
ウスラグ
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| 表記・基本形 |
うすらぐ
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| 見出し語の読み |
ウスラグ
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How it's used
Used in literary or formal contexts to describe something gradually thinning, fading, or paling, such as mist, color, or light.
霧がうすらいで視界がよくなった。
Kiri ga usurai de shikai ga yoku natta.
The mist thinned and visibility improved.
夕焼けの色がうすらいでいく。
Yūyake no iro ga usurai de iku.
The color of the sunset gradually fades.
💡 English Meaning
うすらい means “to become thin, to fade, to grow pale” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
ウスライ
Lemma: 薄らぐ
動詞一般**
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
薄らぎます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
薄らいで
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| 過去形 (Past) |
薄らいだ
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
薄らがない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
薄らぎましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
薄らげる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
薄らがれる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
薄らがせる
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (うすらい) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (薄らぐ) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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