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浅

浅 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. （水の深さなどが）あさい。
  2. （知識や理解などが）あさい。あさはかである。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「淺」の略体。「淺」については淺#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • センJHS
Kun (native)
  • あさ(い)Elem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • あざ
  • さ
Other languages
  • 拼音qian3
  • 拼音jian1
  • 한글cheon
  • Hán-ViệtThiển
  • Hán-ViệtTiên

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
水(みず)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+6D45

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰氵戋

Words using this kanji

  • 浅見せんけん浅はかな考え。 （謙遜して）自分の考え。 日本人の姓のひとつ。shallow view, superficial idea, (one's) view, (one's) humble opinion
  • 浅瀬あさせあさせ 参照shoal, shallows, sand bar, ford
  • 浅いあさいshallow, superficial, slight (wound), light (sleep)
  • 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
  • 浅海せんかい水深が浅い海洋。 大陸棚の上の部分など海洋が浅いところ。水深約200メートルまでの海。shallow sea
  • 浅学せんがく学問や知識が未熟なこと。shallow knowledge, superficial learning
  • 浅薄せんぱく知識・思慮が浅く薄っぺらなこと。あさはか。shallow, superficial
  • 浅緑あさみどりうすみどり。light green
  • 浅蜊あさりあさりを参照。Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum), Japanese littleneck clam
  • 浅慮せんりょ浅はかな考え。浅見。 （謙遜して）自分の考え。imprudence, indiscretion, thoughtlessness
  • 浅手あさでslight wound, minor wound
  • 浅沓あさぐつshallow clogs (worn by nobles; originally made of leather, later made of black lacquered paulownia)
  • 浅黄あさぎ薄い黄色。light yellow
  • 浅葱あさぎpale blue-green
  • 浅葱あさつきchive (Allium schoenoprasum), chives
  • 浅紅せんこう薄い紅色。桃色。light red
  • 浅才せんさい浅はかな才能。わずかな才能。 自分の才能を謙遜した語。incompetence, lack of ability
  • 浅縹あさはなだpale indigo
  • 浅紫あさむらさきlight purple

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-6
Four Corner
3315.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3a6.4
Heisig
395
Nelson
2549