薄暗い

薄暗い

Dim; gloomy.

Here, '薄暗い' is used to describe the lighting condition of a room as being insufficiently lit or dim, indicating a need for additional light.

その部屋は薄暗かったので、灯りをつけました。

The room was dimly lit, so I turned on the light.

In this case, '薄暗い' refers to the overall lighting in the forest, suggesting it has limited natural light despite being outdoors.

薄暗い森の中で迷子になってしまいました。

I got lost in the dim forest.

Here, '薄暗い' is used to describe the quality of light from an electric source, indicating insufficient brightness to clearly see details.

彼の顔は薄暗い電灯の下でよく見えなかった。

I couldn't see his face well under the dim electric light.