expression, i-adjective
coldhearted; hardhearted; lacking compassion
Describes a person who is emotionally cold, unfeeling, or lacking in sympathy. Often used to criticize someone's character.
彼は情が薄い人だ。
He is a coldhearted person.
情が薄い態度を取る。
To take a hardhearted attitude.
Compound of 情 (じょう, 'emotion, compassion') + が (subject marker) + 薄い (うすい, 'thin, weak'). Literally 'compassion is thin', meaning lacking in sympathy.