髪の薄い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 髪の薄い | 髪の薄くない |
| Polite | 髪の薄いです | 髪の薄くないですalso 髪の薄くありません |
| Past polite | 髪の薄かったです | 髪の薄くなかったですalso 髪の薄くありませんでした |
| Past | 髪の薄かった | 髪の薄くなかった |
| Te-form | 髪の薄くて | 髪の薄くなくて |
| Adverbial | 髪の薄く | |
| Conditional | 髪の薄ければ | 髪の薄くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 髪の薄かったら | 髪の薄くなかったら |
thin-haired; having thinning hair
Describes a person with naturally thin or thinning hair. Often used euphemistically.
See also: 髪が薄い
My father's hair has thinned as he's gotten older.
He has been a thin-haired person since he was young.
Compound of 髪 (kami, 'hair') + の (no, possessive particle) + 薄い (usui, 'thin'). The phrase follows a common pattern for describing physical attributes.