Kanji

深

深

deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ふかい, -ぶかい, ふかまる, ふかめる, み-

Nanori (Name Reading)

とお, ふか, ふかし, み

Common Readings

シン, ふか…い, ふか…まる, ふか…める

Example sentences

深い ふかい
この湖は中心部が非常に深い。

This lake is very deep in the center.

ほど ほど
勉強すればするほど理解が深まる

The more you study, the deeper your understanding becomes.

深呼吸 しんこきゅう
緊張を和らげるために、ステージに上がる前に大きく深呼吸をした。

I took a deep breath before going on stage to ease my nerves.

吸う すう
深呼吸をして、新鮮な空気を胸いっぱいに吸った。

I took a deep breath and inhaled the fresh air into my lungs.

興味深い きょうみぶかい
最新の科学技術に関する話は、非常に興味深い。

The talk about the latest science and technology is very interesting.

講義 こうぎ
教授の講義は非常に興味深く、学生たちに人気がある。

The professor's lecture is very interesting and popular with students.

深刻 しんこく
深刻な人手不足が社会問題になっている。

Serious labor shortages are becoming a social problem.

対策 たいさく
深刻な人手不足への対策を練る。

We are working out measures to deal with the serious labor shortage.

深々 ふかぶか
彼は深々とお辞儀をして謝った

He bowed deeply and apologized.

深夜 しんや
深夜まで起きて勉強する。

I stay up until late at night to study.

Example Vocabulary

深い

ふかい

deep; profound

深呼吸

しんこきゅう

deep breath; deep breathing

興味深い

きょうみぶかい

interesting; fascinating; intriguing

深刻

しんこく

serious; grave; severe

深々

ふかぶか

deeply; low; profoundly

深夜

しんや

late at night; midnight; deep of night

深める

ふかめる

to deepen; to heighten

深まる

ふかまる

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

奥深い

おくふかい

profound; deep; far-reaching

意味深

いみしん

meaningful; suggestive; cryptic; full of meaning

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