半 透 明(はんとうめい)

はんとうめい

noun, na-adjective

translucent; semi-transparent

1. translucent; semi-transparent

Allowing some light to pass through but not fully transparent. Objects behind a translucent material can be vaguely seen but not clearly.

半透明(はんとうめい)のガラスを使(つか)った。

I used translucent glass.

To soften the light with translucent curtains.

This plastic container is translucent, so the contents are faintly visible.

半透明(はんとうめい) describes something that lets some light through but is not fully see-through. Objects behind it appear blurry or indistinct.

半(はん) (half, semi-) + 透明(とうめい) (transparent).
Used as both a noun and a な-adjective: 半透明(はんとうめい)な素材(そざい) (translucent material).

透明(とうめい): transparent (fully see-through)
半透明(はんとうめい): translucent (partially see-through)
不透明(ふとうめい): opaque (not see-through); also figuratively means "unclear, uncertain"

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