きはく
Kihaku
Other forms: 稀薄
希薄 (Kihaku) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “thin (air), weak (liquid), dilute, sparse (population)”.
Meanings
- na-adjective, nounthin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; sparse (population); rarefied
- na-adjective, nounlacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient; tenuous (link)
Examples
高山では空気が希薄になる。
The air is rarefied on high mountains.
今日オゾン層は希薄になりつつある。
Today the ozone layer is thinning.
高く登るにつれて、空気は希薄になる。
As you go up higher, the air becomes thinner.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).