かすれ
かすれ
noun
hoarseness; faintness; blur; fading
1.
hoarseness; raspiness
a rough, weak quality in a voice, as from a sore throat or overuse
声にかすれがある。
There is a hoarseness in the voice.
風邪で声のかすれがひどい。
The hoarseness in my voice is bad because of a cold.
長時間歌い続けたせいで、声にかすれが出てきた。
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
文字にかすれがある。
The text has some fading.
プリンターのインクが少なく、印刷にかすれが出た。
The printer was low on ink, so the printout came out faded.
古い手紙のインクにかすれが目立ち、読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:
- 声のかすれ: hoarseness of voice
- かすれが出る: to develop hoarseness/fading
- 文字のかすれ: fading of text
- かすれた声: a hoarse voice
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