浅

shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

セン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

あさ.い

Nanori (名乗り)

あざさ

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:4

Strokes:9

JLPT:N2

Frequency:1253

Vocabulary

セン

Word	Reading	Meaning
浅見	センケン	shallow view; superficial idea; (one's) view; (one's) humble opinion
浅海	センカイ	shallow sea
浅学	センガク	shallow knowledge; superficial learning
浅緑	センリョク	light green
浅学非才	センガクヒサイ	one's lack of learning or ability; shallow learning and limited ability

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
浅い	あさい	shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour); inadequate (knowledge); short (time); early; young
浅はか	あさはか	shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
遠浅	とおあさ	shoal; wide shallow beach
浅黒い	あさぐろい	dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
浅瀬	あさせ	shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry

method, law, rule, principle, model, system

destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

scaffold, cleat, frame, jetty, bolt (door)

remainder, leftover, balance

drift, float (on liquid)

pickling, soak, moisten, steep

cry, weep, moan

haven, port, harbor, ferry