浅

Word usually written using kana alone

Pyropia tenera (species of edible seaweed)

dried nori; dried laver

bank (sea, ocean); shoal

light roast (coffee)

light purple

pale indigo

incompetence; lack of ability

getting slightly intoxicated and humming a tune

light red

shallow earthquake; shallow-focus earthquake

Proverb

deep rivers move in silence; shallow brooks are noisy; those who know little talk much

shallow (clay) pot

low-grade charcoal made from crude wood

Food, cooking

half-dried daikon, salted and picked in kōji

light sleep; poor sleep

shallowish; somewhat shallow; on the shallow side; rather shallow

Clothing

blue-green lining; kimono with blue-green lining

Historical term; Derogatory

unsophisticated provincial samurai (stationed in Edo)

Company name

Asanuma Corporation

Service

Asakusa Line

Organization name

Asano-gumi (yakuza syndicate)

Historical term

Asama-Sanso incident (hostage crisis and police siege; February 1972)

Dated term

slight wound; minor wound

shallow clogs (worn by nobles; originally made of leather, later made of black lacquered paulownia)

Rare term

shallow learning and limited information; being ignorant and badly informed

broad field of sparsely growing cogon grass