Kanji

浅

shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あさい

Nanori (Name Reading)

あさ

Common Readings

セン, あさ…い

Example sentences

浅い あさい
まだ経験が浅いので、先輩の助けが必要です。

Since my experience is still shallow, I need my senior's help.

思慮 しりょ
思慮の浅い行動は失敗を招く。

Thoughtless actions lead to failure.

浅はか あさはか
彼の浅はかな考えが、大きなトラブルを招いた。

His shallow thinking led to major trouble.

浅ましい あさましい
彼の行為は浅ましく、皆から非難された。

His actions were contemptible and were condemned by everyone.

浅瀬 あさせ
子供たちは浅瀬で楽しそうに遊んでいた。

The children were playing happily in the shallows.

Example Vocabulary

浅い

あさい

shallow; superficial

浅はか

あさはか

shallow; thoughtless; superficial

浅ましい

あさましい

contemptible; shameful; miserable; pathetic; base; sordid

浅黒い

あさぐろい

日が浅い

ひがあさい

浅瀬

あさせ

shallows; shoal

浅慮

せんりょ

浅知恵

あさぢえ

経験の浅い

けいけんのあさい

浅からぬ

あさからぬ

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