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| Maximus Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6759 days ago 417 posts - 427 votes  Studies: Spanish, Japanese, Thai | Message 1 of 6 02 May 2008 at 2:46pm | IP Logged | ||
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I understand that 薄める has the meaning to "to water down/ to dilute". This obviously covers the physical process of altering a substance. However, in Japanese can it be used to refer to the quality of efficiency of a system. For example in English we could say for example that a certain style of martial arts or a language course or whatever it may be has been "watered down". In Japanese can this too be expressed using 薄める. For example, 最近教育は薄められた. Would this be correct usage
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| Captain Haddock Diglot Senior Member Japan kanjicabinet.tumblr. Joined 6778 days ago 2282 posts - 2814 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: French, Korean, Ancient Greek | Message 2 of 6 03 May 2008 at 2:28am | IP Logged | ||
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In my limited knowledge, I don't think so. 薄める means "to make something 薄い", which means to make a liquid thin or weak.
I believe a Japanese idiom corresponding to the English metaphor "water something down" would be 手心を加える 〔てごころをくわえる〕. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Alec Newbie United Kingdom Joined 6409 days ago 36 posts - 41 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Italian, Japanese | Message 3 of 6 13 May 2008 at 12:12am | IP Logged | ||
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The examples in my dictionary all refer to food or drink. In my experience, I've never heard 薄める in relation to anything other than drinks.
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| Monox D. I-Fly Senior Member Indonesia monoxdifly.iopc.us Joined 5145 days ago 762 posts - 664 votes Speaks: Indonesian* | Message 4 of 6 19 October 2016 at 3:27pm | IP Logged | ||
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| Rhian Moderator France Joined 6507 days ago 265 posts - 288 votes Speaks: English* Personal Language Map | Message 5 of 6 19 October 2016 at 6:34pm | IP Logged | ||
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Monox D. I-Fly, this thread is eight years old, I
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| Monox D. I-Fly Senior Member Indonesia monoxdifly.iopc.us Joined 5145 days ago 762 posts - 664 votes Speaks: Indonesian* | Message 6 of 6 22 October 2016 at 2:46pm | IP Logged | ||
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But it doesn't mean that I wouldn't get answers from other members, right? Edited by Monox D. I-Fly on 22 October 2016 at 2:48pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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