淡い

• 読み: あわい
• ローマ字: awai
• 漢字の分解: 淡 (awa) — pale, light, faint, fleeting
• 発音: /a.wa.i/

意味

Light; faint; pale; fleeting. Describes delicate colours, faint sensations, or ephemeral feelings.

An i-adjective describing something gentle, subtle, and lacking in intensity. Used for (1) pale or light colours (淡いピンク), (2) faint hopes or expectations (淡い期待), and (3) fleeting memories or emotions (淡い恋). Carries a poetic, wistful quality. Opposite of 濃い (koi, dark/intense).

例文

1. 淡いピンクの桜が風に揺れていた。
2. 初恋の淡い記憶がふと蘇った。
3. 淡い期待を抱きながら結果を待った。

使い方ガイド

場面: nature, emotions, memories, art

トーン: poetic

起源と歴史

From classical Japanese 淡し (awashi). The kanji 淡 (tan/awa, light/pale) contains the 水 (water) radical, suggesting something diluted or washed out. Originally described weak flavours, extending to pale colours and fleeting emotions.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal