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かす

usually written using kana alonegodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

  • to become misty, to become hazy
  • to get blurry, to grow dim
  • to be overshadowed, to be upstaged, to be outshone

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Example sentences

朝霧あさぎりやまかすんでいる

The mountains are hazy in the morning mist.

なみだ視界しかいかすんでまええなかった。

My vision was blurred with tears and I couldn't see ahead.

彼女かのじょ才能さいのうまえでは、ほか出演者しゅつえんしゃたちがかすんでしまう。

In the face of her talent, the other performers are completely overshadowed.

大気汚染たいきおせんがひどく、とおくの景色けしきかすまないはほとんどない。

Air pollution is so severe that there are almost no days when the distant scenery doesn't look hazy.

歴史れきしのこした先人せんじんたちの業績ぎょうせきまえでは、現代げんだい研究者けんきゅうしゃ成果せいかもいささか霞むかすむかんいなめない。

One cannot deny that even the achievements of modern researchers are somewhat overshadowed by the accomplishments of the predecessors who left their names in history.