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Weather & Climate

うっすら

ussura

Faintly / thinly

A very thin, barely visible layer. Describes a dusting of snow, a faint fog, or a trace of frost on the window.

💡First frost of autumn — 'There was ussura frost on the car windshield.'

Example

朝、車のフロントガラスにうっすらと霜がおりていた。

In the morning, there was ussura frost on the windshield.

Quiz yourself

There was ___ snow on the mountaintops this morning.

今朝、山頂に○○と雪が積もっていた。

faintthinfrostsnowbarely visible
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