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浅

Shallow
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingセン
Kun readingあさ.い
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4Level 15

Meanings

  1. shallowRtK
  2. superficial
  3. frivolous
  4. wretched
  5. shameful
    西行は、院の浅ましいすがたを嘆き、一首の歌を詠む。Saigyo grieves at the shameful In, and makes a poem.wiki
  1. slight (wound)
  2. light (sleep)
  3. pale (colour)

Popular Usage

浅い浅ましい

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · float · fiesta

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 395

Compound words

浅いあさい
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour)
遠浅とおあさ
shoal; wide shallow beach
浅瀬あさせ
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
浅見せんけん
shallow view; superficial idea; (one's) view; (one's) humble opinion
浅黒いあさぐろい
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
浅はかあさはか
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish
浅海せんかい
shallow sea
浅学せんがく
shallow knowledge
浅沓あさぐつ
shallow clogs (worn by nobles; originally made of leather, later made of black lacquered paulownia)
浅葱あさつき
chive (Allium schoenoprasum)
浅薄せんぱく
shallow
浅縹あさはなだ
pale indigo
浅蜊あさり
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum)
浅茅生あさじう
broad field of sparsely growing cogon grass
浅知慧あさぢえ
shallow thinking
浅智慧あさぢえ
shallow thinking
浅野組あさのぐみ
Asano-gumi (yazuka syndicate)
浅学菲才せんがくひさい
one's lack of learning or ability
浅間しいあさましい
wretched
経験が浅いけいけんがあさい
having little experience

Additional Examples

彼は教師としての経験が浅い。
He has little experience in teaching.tatoeba
彼はその浅い溝を飛び越えた。
He leaped over the shallow ditch.tatoeba
彼はその仕事にはまだ経験が浅い。
He is still green at the job.tatoeba
太った男が浅い溝を飛び越えて、よろけた。
The stout man leaped over the shallow ditch and stumbled.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Shallow. 氵 (water) + 戋 (small) — a little water, not deep.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 浅

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