Word details

浅い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 浅い.

Dictionary

Entry

浅いさい~い Adj.Freq #2529
1

shallow; superficial

Examples
この川はあそこで浅くなっている。
This river becomes shallow at that point.
2

slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour); inadequate (knowledge)

3

short (time); early; young

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful

9 strokesFrequency 1,253JLPT N2Grade 4

On

セン

Kun

あさ.い

Nanori

あざ

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