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.
半透明(はんとうめい)のカーテンで光(ひかり)を柔(やわ)らかくする。
To soften the light with translucent curtains.
このプラスチック容器(ようき)は半透明(はんとうめい)なので、中身(なかみ)がうっすら見(み)える。
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.

WORD FORMATION:
半(はん) (half, semi-) + 透明(とうめい) (transparent).

FORMS:
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).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 半透明(はんとうめい)のガラス: frosted/translucent glass
  • 半透明(はんとうめい)のフィルム: translucent film
  • 半透明(はんとうめい)の容器(ようき): translucent container
  • 半透明(はんとうめい)な素材(そざい): translucent material

CONTRAST:

  • 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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Added 2026.3.22 19:41 · Revised 2026.4.3 12:01
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