深刻 (しんこく)serious; severe; grave

serious; severe; graveadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 深刻

深夜しんやlate at night
深めるふかめるto deepen; to heighten
水深すいしんdepth of water
深刻化しんこくかbecoming more serious or severe; aggravation
深まるふかまるto deepen; to heighten
深みふかみdepth; deep place
深山みやまmountain recess; deep in the mountains
深海しんかいdeep sea; depths of the sea
彫刻ちょうこくcarving; engraving
時刻じこくtime; (the) hour
一刻いっこくa minute; moment
刻むきざむto mince; to cut fine
刻こくperiod of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)
刻みきざみshredded tobacco; notch
定刻ていこくappointed time; timetable

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