深
deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen
Readings
On'yomi
- シン
Kun'yomi
- ふか.い
- -ぶか.い
- ふか.まる
- ふか.める
- み-
Meaning
深 centers on physical or metaphorical depth: going far down, becoming intense, or strengthening a quality. The given meanings all extend from the idea of something being deep.
Most common words using 深
20 of 241- 深いふかいN4
deep
- 深夜しんやN3
late at night
- 深刻しんこくN3
serious; severe; grave; acute
- 興味深いきょうみぶかいN2
very interesting; of great interest
- 深海しんかい
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
- 奥深いおくふかい
profound; deep
- 深まるふかまるN2
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
- 深田ふかだ
muddy rice field
- 深層しんそう
depths; deep level
- 深めるふかめるN2
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
- 深呼吸しんこきゅう
deep breath
- 深みふかみN2
deep place; depths
- 水深すいしん
depth of water
- 深度しんど
depth
- 感慨深いかんがいぶかい
deeply emotive; moving
- 深淵しんえん
abyss; ravine
- 罪深いつみぶかい
sinful; wicked; immoral
- 注意深くちゅういぶかく
attentively; cautiously; carefully; watchfully; with caution
- 深紅しんく
deep crimson
- 味わい深いあじわいぶかい
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
Study
Etymology
深 combines 氵 (water) with 罙, a component that likely contributes the sound and the idea of depth or penetration. The water radical reinforces the sense of deep water.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 on the left and a deep-reaching shape 罙 on the right: imagine a deep well or a profound depth that intensifies everything.
Reading mnemonic
For シン, picture a deep, thin crevice in the ocean floor: thin -> シン, and the water above is deep.