かすれ

かすれ
noun
hoarseness; faintness; blur; fading
healthdescriptive
1. hoarseness; raspiness
a rough, weak quality in a voice, as from a sore throat or overuse
声(こえ)にかすれがある。
There is a hoarseness in the voice.
風邪(かぜ)で声(こえ)のかすれがひどい。
The hoarseness in my voice is bad because of a cold.
長時間(ちょうじかん)歌(うた)い続(つづ)けたせいで、声(こえ)にかすれが出(で)てきた。
My voice started to go hoarse from singing for so long.
2. blur; fading; faintness
loss of clarity in print, writing, or images, often from ink running low or age
文字(もじ)にかすれがある。
The text has some fading.
プリンターのインクが少(すく)なく、印刷(いんさつ)にかすれが出(で)た。
The printer was low on ink, so the printout came out faded.
古(ふる)い手紙(てがみ)のインクにかすれが目立(めだ)ち、読(よ)みにくくなっていた。
The ink on the old letter had noticeably faded, making it hard to read.

Noun form of the verb かすれる (to become hoarse; to blur/fade). Describes the state or quality of something losing clarity, whether a voice becoming rough or printed text/images fading. In calligraphy, controlled かすれ (dry brush strokes) is considered an aesthetic technique.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • しわがれ: raspy, husky — specifically describes a deep, rough voice
  • にじみ: bleeding, smudging — ink spreading outward, rather than fading
  • ぼやけ: blur, haziness — loss of focus in images or vision
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