浅

Meaning

浅 centers on lack of depth: physically shallow water, or metaphorically superficial, frivolous, or lacking substance. The wretched and shameful senses are strong negative extensions of shallowness, implying something low or contemptible.

• 浅いあさい
  N4

  shallow; superficial

• 浅蜊あさり

  Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam

• 浅瀬あさせ

  shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford

• 浅はかあさはか
  N1

  shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

• 浅見せんけん

  shallow view; superficial idea

• 浅草線あさくさせん

  Asakusa Line

• 浅葱あさぎ

  pale blue-green

• 浅葱あさつき

  chive (Allium schoenoprasum); chives

• 浅木あさぎ

  crude wood (i.e. with many knots)

• 浅黒いあさぐろい

  dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned

• 浅ましいあさましい
  N1

  wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

• 浅薄せんぱく

  shallow; superficial

• 浅海せんかい

  shallow sea

• 遠浅とおあさ

  shoal; wide shallow beach

• 浅漬けあさづけ

  lightly pickled vegetables

• 九浅一深きゅうせんいっしん

  nine shallow, one deep (ancient Chinese sexual technique)

• 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-spring; not yet springlike; before spring has truly arrived

• 水浅葱みずあさぎ

  light light blue; pale blue

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