How to say "thinly" in Japanese

• 薄々うすうす
  adverbDespite the gloss 'thinly', this is seldom about physical thinness: it means vaguely or slightly, for dimly sensing, suspecting, or realizing something one does not yet fully know.
  彼かれに会あったのを薄々うすうす覚おぼえている。↗

  I vaguely remember meeting him.
• うっすら
  adverb (with と), suru verbCovers 'thinly' in the physical sense: something faintly visible or lightly present, like a thin layer of snow, mist, or color — barely there rather than clearly seen. Usually written in kana alone.
  実じつはビートを食たべると、尿にょうがうっすらピンク色ぴんくいろをすることがあります。↗

  Actually if you eat beets your urine may turn a light pink colour.
• 細めにほそめに
  adverbA marginal match: it means doing something to a slightly narrow or fine degree — opening something a little, or cutting something finely — not a thin layer or faint appearance.

Choose 「うっすら」 for something faintly or thinly visible, such as a light layer; 薄々 for knowing or sensing something vaguely; and 「細めに」 only for cutting finely or opening something slightly, not for thin layers.

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• 薄々うすうすthinly
• うっすらslightly
• 細めにほそめに(open) a little