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薄暗がり (usukuragari) Japanese meaning: semi-darkness | Kotomora

薄うす暗くらがり

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Meanings

1

semi-darkness; dim light; twilight

Describes a state of partial darkness, often indoors or at dusk, where shapes are visible but details are unclear.

薄うす暗くらがりの中なかで、彼かれの顔かおはよく見

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In the dim light, I couldn't see his face clearly.

夕ゆう方がたの薄うす暗くらがりに、街がい灯とうがともり始はじめた。

In the evening twilight, the streetlights began to come on.

Kanji

薄dilute, thin, weak (tea)
暗darkness, disappear, shade

Related words

暗くらがり
暗がり means complete darkness or a dark place, while 薄暗がり implies partial darkness where some light remains.
薄うす暗ぐらい
薄暗い is the adjective form meaning 'dimly lit' or 'gloomy', used to describe a place or atmosphere.

Built from

薄うす+暗くらがり

Written forms

薄うす暗くらがりUsage67%
Standard kanji spelling for this noun.
うすくらがりUsage33%
Kana spelling is sometimes used for clarity or in informal writing.

Etymology

Compound of 薄 (usu, 'thin, faint') + 暗がり (kuragari, 'darkness'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period.