分厚(ぶあつ)い

ぶあつい
adjective (i)
very thick, bulky
1. very thick, bulky
Describes something that is noticeably thick or bulky. An emphatic form of 厚(あつ)い.
分厚(ぶあつ)い本(ほん)。
A thick book.
分厚(ぶあつ)いステーキを焼(や)いた。
I grilled a thick steak.
彼(かれ)は分厚(ぶあつ)い書類(しょるい)の束(たば)をテーブルに置(お)いた。
He placed a thick stack of documents on the table.

FORMS:

  • Adverbial: 分厚(ぶあつ)く
  • Noun form: 分厚(ぶあつ)さ (thickness)
  • Negative: 分厚(ぶあつ)くない

COMPONENTS:
分(ぶ) (emphatic prefix) + 厚(あつ)い (thick). The prefix adds emphasis, making 分厚(ぶあつ)い stronger than 厚(あつ)い alone.

USAGE:
Used for physical thickness of objects like books, steaks, walls, and clothing. Not used for abstract thickness or for temperature (暑(あつ)い).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 分厚(ぶあつ)い本(ほん): thick book
  • 分厚(ぶあつ)い辞書(じしょ): thick dictionary
  • 分厚(ぶあつ)い肉(にく): thick-cut meat
  • 分厚(ぶあつ)い壁(かべ): thick wall
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