JLPT N1 · な-adjective

微か (kasuka)

微か (かすか, kasuka) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “faint; dim”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かすか
Romaji: kasuka
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

faint; dim; weak; slight; vague · な-adjective · usually written in kana
poor; wretched; meagre; meager; scanty · な-adjective · usually written in kana

Example sentences

すぐそばでかすかな音がした。

I heard a faint sound nearby.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 微か

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	微かだ	かすかだ kasukada
Present (polite)	微かです	かすかです kasukadesu
Negative	微かじゃない	かすかじゃない kasukajanai
Past	微かだった	かすかだった kasukadatta
Negative past	微かじゃなかった	かすかじゃなかった kasukajanakatta
Te-form	微かで	かすかで kasukade
Before a noun	微かな	かすかな kasukana
Adverb (~ni)	微かに	かすかに kasukani

Kanji in 微か

微

delicate, minuteness, insignificanceビ・かす.か · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 微か.

微妙びみょうsubtle微笑むほほえむto smile顕微鏡けんびきょうmicroscope微量びりょうminuscule amount微塵みじんparticle微笑びしょうsmile

Source: JMdict entry 1590290 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.