浅あさ瀬せ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Refers to a shallow area in a body of water, such as a river, lake, or sea. Can be used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.

〈場ば所しょ〉に浅あさ瀬せがあるthere is a shoal/shallow spot in a place
この川かわの下か流りゅうに浅あさ瀬せがある。
There is a shallow spot downstream on this river.
浅あさ瀬せに乗のり上あげるfor a boat to run aground on a shoal
船ふねが浅あさ瀬せに乗のり上あげて動うごけなくなった。
The boat ran aground on a shoal and couldn't move.
浅あさ瀬せを渡わたるto cross a shallow ford
子こ供どもたちは浅あさ瀬せを渡わたって対たい岸がんに行いった。
The children crossed the ford to reach the other bank.
浅あさ瀬せで泳およぐto swim in the shallows
小ちいさな子こは浅あさ瀬せで泳およぐことにした。
The little child decided to swim in the shallows.

浅あさ瀬せに仇あだ波なみshallow streams are noisy; deep rivers flow silently; empty vessels make the most sound
負おうた子こに教おしえられて浅あさ瀬せを渡わたるeven the young can teach us; a child may lead a wise man

瀬せ
瀬 is a more literary/general term for a shallow, fast-flowing part of a river, while 浅瀬 specifically emphasizes the shallowness itself, in rivers, lakes, or the sea.
州す
洲 is a sandbank or sandbar that rises above the water's surface, whereas 浅瀬 is a shallow area that may still be submerged.
高たか瀬せ
浅瀬 is the common everyday word for a shallow spot in water, while 高瀬 is a rarer, more literary or place-name-like term for the same idea.
遠とお浅あさ
浅瀬 refers generally to any shallow part of water, while 遠浅 specifically describes a beach or seabed that stays shallow far out from the shore.

深ふかみN2
深み is a deep spot in the water, the direct opposite of 浅瀬, a shallow spot.

Compound of 浅 (asa, 'shallow') and 瀬 (se, 'shallows, rapids'). The reading あさせ is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings.