How to say 'Shallow' in Japanese | 浅い

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The Japanese word for Shallow is 'Asai', written as 浅い in Japanese.'Shallow' in hiragana is あさい.

word

浅い

Meaning

Shallow

Reading

あさい

asai

Kanji

浅Shallow

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '浅い (あさい)' primarily means 'shallow'. It is used to describe something that has little depth, either physically or metaphorically. For example, it can describe shallow water, as in 'The river is shallow'「川が浅い」(かわがあさい). It can also describe superficial knowledge or understanding, as in 'His knowledge is shallow'「彼の知識は浅い」(かれのちしきはあさい). Additionally, it can describe something that is not deeply rooted, such as a shallow relationship. Note that '浅い' is often used in contrast to '深い (ふかい)', which means 'deep'.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5507

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 浅い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

浅

Meaning

Shallow

Hiragana in the Word 浅い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 浅い Through the Kanji 浅

This Word contains the Kanji 浅 as well.

word

浅見

Meaning

Shallow, Superficial

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'Asai' means 'Shallow' .

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