How to say "dilute" in Japanese
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- 薄めるうすめるichidan verb, transitive verbThe verb for actively diluting something: watering down a drink, thinning a liquid, or lightening a color. Use it for the action of making something weaker or less concentrated.
- 希薄きはくna-adjective, nounAn adjective describing a state rather than an action: a weak, diluted liquid, but also thin air and sparse population. For the act of diluting something, 薄める is the word.
Use 「薄める」 for the action of diluting — thinning a liquid or lightening a color — and 希薄 when describing something as dilute or weak, a word that also covers thin air and sparse population.
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