Meaning

Primary

To Dilute

Alternative

To Water Down

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means dilute and the verb vocab version means to dilute or to water down.

Reading

うすめる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading comes from 薄い, so if you know that you'll be able to read this too.

Context

Context Sentences

この味噌汁はしょっぱすぎるよ。もうちょっと薄めてもらってもいいかな?

This miso soup is too salty. Can you water down a little bit?

Kanji Composition