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"Thin" when refering to pillows

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andrew7885
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"Thin" when refering to pillows

Postby andrew7885 » December 15th, 2010 10:28 pm

Hi,
I'm off to Japan soon and I often have trouble with pillows in hotels which are too thick. If I need to ask if a thinner one is available, which adjective should I use for thin?
Thanks

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Postby veganarchist » December 15th, 2010 11:47 pm

細い (ほそい) is what I would use.

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Postby Jessi » December 16th, 2010 12:33 am

細い (ほそい) refers to something that is "narrow" (as in not wide), so instead you should probably use うすい (which means "thin" as in not thick) :)
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Postby veganarchist » December 16th, 2010 9:10 am

成る程、勉強に成りました。

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