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透ける (すける, sukeru) Japanese meaning: be transparent | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 透ける · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 透す ける 透す けない Polite 透す けます 透す けません Past polite 透す けました 透す けませんでした Past 透す けた 透す けなかった Te-form 透す けて 透す けないで Desire 透す けたい 透す けたくない Potential 透す けられる also 透す けれる 透す けられない also 透す けれない Passive 透す けられる 透す けられない Causative 透す けさせる 透す けさせない Causative passive 透す けさせられる 透す けさせられない Volitional 透す けよう Polite volitional 透す けましょう Imperative 透す けろ 透す けるな Conditional 透す ければ 透す けなければ Tara conditional 透す けたら 透す けなかったら
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This shirt is thin and see-through.
The curtain is transparent, so I can see the outside scenery.
Usage patterns 汗あせ で 〈 物もの 〉 が 透す ける for clothing to become see-through from sweat
My shirt became see-through from sweat.
〈 物もの 〉 の 下した に 〈 物もの 〉 が 透す ける for something (e.g. underwear) to show through underneath clothing
Her underwear was visible through the white shirt.
透す けるほど 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 so [adjective] that it becomes see-through
This fabric is so thin it's see-through.
Expressions 透す けて 見み える be visible through something; be transparent; be apparent; show through Kanji 透 transparent, permeate, filter Transitive / intransitive Related words 透く is a less common u-verb meaning the same 'be see-through', while 透ける is the everyday word used for thin clothing, paper, or skin.
透明 is a noun/na-adjective describing the static quality of being clear or transparent, while 透ける is a verb describing something showing through a thin material.
Word family see-through; sheer; transparent
frank; open; outspoken; unreserved
see-through look; sheerness
see-through from wetness
Written forms 透す ける Usage 80%
Standard kanji spelling for the intransitive verb meaning 'to be transparent' or 'to show through'.
すける Usage 20%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji is not needed.
Etymology Derived from the verb 透く (すく, 'to be transparent') with the intransitive suffix 〜ける, indicating a state or spontaneous occurrence.
透す けて 写うつ る
be seen through; show through; be visible through
