浅
浅 — Shallow
shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful
On’yomiセン (sen)
Kun’yomiあさい (asai)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 浅
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浅い | あさい asai | shallow; superficial; slight (wound) |
| 浅はか | あさはか asahaka | shallow; superficial; thoughtless |
| 浅見 | せんけん senken | shallow view; superficial idea; (one's) view |
| 浅瀬 | あさせ asase | shoal; shallows; sand bar |
| 遠浅 | とおあさ tooasa | shoal; wide shallow beach |
| 浅黒い | あさぐろい asaguroi | dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned |
Study notes
浅 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1253 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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