深しん浅せん

noun

depth; shade (of color)

Used for both physical depth and the intensity or shade of a color. Often appears in compound expressions like 深浅測量 (depth sounding) or 色の深浅 (shade of color).

• 海うみの深しん浅せんを測はかる。

  Measure the depth of the sea.

• この絵えの具ぐは色いろの深しん浅せんが美うつくしい。

  The shades of color in this paint are beautiful.