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かす

usually written using kana aloneな adjectiveadjective (generic)

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Meanings

  • faint, dim, weak, slight, vague, indistinct, hazy
  • poor, wretched, meagre, meager, scanty

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Example sentences

とおくからかすかなおとこえた。

A faint sound could be heard from far away.

彼女かのじょ記憶きおくかすかにしかのこっていない。

Only the faintest traces of her memory remain.

きりなかかすかなあかりがえたがした。

I thought I could see a dim light in the fog.

長年ながねん風雨ふううにさらされ、碑文ひぶん文字もじかすかにしか判読はんどくできなかった。

Having been exposed to years of wind and rain, the letters of the inscription were only faintly legible.

絶望的ぜつぼうてき状況じょうきょうなかでも、かすかな希望きぼう手放てばなさずにつづけた。

Even in a desperate situation, she continued to live without letting go of a faint hope.