Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

Get the Kotomora apps for iOS and Android.

Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides About Support Privacy

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

薄型テレビ (うすがたテレビ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

薄うす型がたテレビ

う

す

が

た

テ

レ

ビ

Meanings

1

flat-screen TV; flat-panel TV

Refers to modern slim-profile televisions, typically LCD, plasma, or OLED, as opposed to older CRT models.

リビングに新あたらしい薄うす型がたテレビを置おいた。

I put a new flat-screen TV in the living room.

薄うす型がたテレビは壁かべ掛かけにできる。

Flat-panel TVs can be wall-mounted.

Kanji

薄dilute, thin, weak (tea)
型mould, type, model

Related words

ブラウン管かんテレビ
Refers to older CRT televisions, the opposite of 薄型テレビ in terms of bulk and technology.

Built from

薄うす型がた+テレビ

Etymology

Compound of 薄型 (うすがた, 'thin type') and テレビ ('television'). A straightforward modern term for flat-panel displays.