薄うす暗ぐらい

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

薄暗い · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	薄うす暗ぐらい	薄うす暗ぐらくない
Polite	薄うす暗ぐらいです	薄うす暗ぐらくないですalso 薄うす暗ぐらくありません
Past polite	薄うす暗ぐらかったです	薄うす暗ぐらくなかったですalso 薄うす暗ぐらくありませんでした
Past	薄うす暗ぐらかった	薄うす暗ぐらくなかった
Te-form	薄うす暗ぐらくて	薄うす暗ぐらくなくて
Adverbial	薄うす暗ぐらく
Conditional	薄うす暗ぐらければ	薄うす暗ぐらくなければ
Tara conditional	薄うす暗ぐらかったら	薄うす暗ぐらくなかったら

Meanings

Describes a space or light level that is faintly lit, shadowy, or not fully dark. Often carries a slightly negative or eerie feeling.

〈場ば所しょ〉が薄うす暗ぐらいa place is dim/gloomy
森もりの中なかは薄うす暗ぐらかった。
It was dim inside the forest.
薄うす暗ぐらくなるto grow dim (as light fades)
夕ゆう方がたになると外そとは薄うす暗ぐらくなる。
As evening comes, it gets dim outside.
薄うす暗ぐらい中なかで〈動どう詞し〉to do something in the dim light
薄うす暗ぐらい中なかで本ほんを読よんだ。
I read a book in the dim light.

暗くらいN5
暗い means simply 'dark' with no light implied, while 薄暗い specifies a dim, partially lit state where some light remains.
仄ほの暗ぐらい
ほの暗い is a more literary, less common way of saying the same 'faintly dim' quality as 薄暗い.
陰いん気きN1
陰気 describes a gloomy, depressing mood or atmosphere in general, whereas 薄暗い refers specifically to a lack of light.
どんよりN1
薄暗い describes dim lighting itself, whereas どんより adds a sense of heavy, listless gloom beyond just low light.

明あかるいN5
明るい means 'bright' and is the direct opposite of 薄暗い, which describes a dim, shadowy light level.

薄うす暗ぐらいUsage84%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
うす暗ぐらいUsage12%
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Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
うすぐらいUsage4%
薄うすぐらいUsage<1%
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Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Compound of 薄 (usu-, 'faintly, lightly') + 暗い (kurai, 'dark'). The prefix 薄- adds the nuance of 'somewhat' or 'dimly'.