Moto 浅: Shallow; Superficial; FrivolousKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- セン
- Kun'yomi
- あさ(い)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 62 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (セン)
- 浅見せんけんshallow view; superficial idea
- 九浅一深きゅうせんいっしんnine shallow, one deep (ancient Chinese sexual technique)
- 浅堆せんたいbank (sea, ocean); shoal
- 浅学せんがくshallow knowledge; superficial learning
- 浅学寡聞せんがくかぶんshallow learning and limited information; being ignorant and badly informed
- 浅学菲才せんがくひさいone's lack of learning or ability; shallow learning and limited ability
- 浅学非才せんがくひさいone's lack of learning or ability; shallow learning and limited ability
- 浅慮せんりょimprudence; indiscretion
- 浅才せんさいincompetence; lack of ability
- 浅海せんかいshallow sea
- 浅紅せんこうlight red
- 浅酌低唱せんしゃくていしょうgetting slightly intoxicated and humming a tune
- 深浅しんせんdepth; shade (of color, colour)
- 深浅測量しんせんそくりょうbathymetry; sounding
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 浅いあさいshallow; superficial
- 浅はかあさはかshallow; superficial
- 浅瀬あさせshoal; shallows
- 浅黒いあさぐろいdark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy
- 遠浅とおあさshoal; wide shallow beach
- 日が浅いひがあさいit hasn't been long since
- 日の浅いひのあさいit hasn't been long since
- 春浅しはるあさしearly, superficial indications of spring (haiku term)
- 浅からぬあさからぬdeep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
- 浅ましいあさましいwretched; miserable
- 浅墓あさはかshallow; superficial
- 浅手あさでslight wound; minor wound
- 浅木あさぎcrude wood (i.e. with many knots)
- 浅木炭あさぎずみlow-grade charcoal made from crude wood
- 浅沓あさぐつshallow clogs (worn by nobles; originally made of leather, later made of black lacquered paulownia)
- 浅漬あさづけlightly pickled vegetables
- 浅漬けあさづけlightly pickled vegetables
- 浅漬大根あさづけだいこんhalf-dried daikon, salted and picked in kōji
- 浅瀬に仇波あさせにあだなみdeep rivers move in silence; shallow brooks are noisy; those who know little talk much
- 浅煎りあさいりlight roast (coffee)
- 浅知恵あさぢえshallow thinking; superficial view
- 浅紫あさむらさきlight purple
- 浅緋あさあけpale scarlet
- 浅緑あさみどりlight green
- 浅縹あさはなだpale indigo
- 浅羽鳥あさはどりlesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 浅蜊あさりManila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
- 浅鉢あさばちshallow (clay) pot
- 浅間しいあさましいwretched; miserable
- 浅間山荘事件あさまさんそうじけんAsama-Sanso incident (famous hostage crisis and police siege in February 1972)
- 浅黄あさぎlight yellow
- 築浅ちくあさrelatively new (building)
- 経験が浅いけいけんがあさいhaving little experience
Other readings
- 水浅葱みずあさぎlight light blue; pale blue
- 浅傷あさでslight wound; minor wound
- 浅履あさぐつshallow clogs (worn by nobles; originally made of leather, later made of black lacquered paulownia)
- 浅発地震せんぱつじしんshallow earthquake; shallow-focus earthquake
- 浅茅あさじsparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass
- 浅茅生あさじうbroad field of sparsely growing cogon grass
- 浅草海苔あさくさのりPorphyra tenera (species of edible seaweed)
- 浅葱あさぎpale blue-green
- 浅葱斑あさぎまだらchestnut tiger butterfly (Parantica sita)
- 浅葱色あさぎいろpale blue-green
- 浅薄せんぱくshallow; superficial
- 浅黄斑蝶あさぎまだらchestnut tiger butterfly (Parantica sita)
- 皮相浅薄ひそうせんぱくshallow and unwise; superficial and thoughtless
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