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深刻 (しんこく, shinkoku) Japanese meaning: serious | Kotomora
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少しょう 子し 化か は 日本にほん で 深しん 刻こく な 問もん 題だい に なっ て いる 。
The declining birthrate has become a serious problem in Japan.
The damage was more severe than expected.
He began speaking with a grave expression.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 深しん 刻こく になる for a matter to become serious/grave
The problem of the declining birthrate is becoming more and more serious.
深しん 刻こく な 〈 事こと 〉 a serious/grave matter (problem, situation, damage, etc.)
This region is suffering from a severe water shortage.
〈 事こと 〉 を 深しん 刻こく に 受う け 止と める to take something (very) seriously
The company is taking this accident very seriously.
深しん 刻こく な 表ひょう 情じょう a grave/troubled facial expression
He spoke to me with a grave expression on his face.
Kanji 深 deep, heighten, intensify Related words· 14 重大 emphasizes importance and far-reaching consequences, while 深刻 stresses how grave or emotionally heavy a negative situation feels.
切実 describes an urgent, personally felt need or problem, while 深刻 describes the severity of the problem itself.
甚大 is used mainly for the scale of damage or loss (被害が甚大だ), while 深刻 covers a broader range of serious situations, illnesses, and expressions.
深刻 specifically means grave or serious in a worrying sense, while 大変 more broadly covers extreme degree or difficulty.
Show 10 more 深刻 describes a situation as already serious, while 深刻化 describes the process of a situation becoming serious.
深刻 describes a situation or topic as grave or serious, whereas ヘビー is a more casual loanword that can describe the same heaviness but also physical or habitual intensity (e.g. ヘビーユーザー).
深刻 describes a problem or condition as severe or critical, whereas シリアス more broadly covers earnestness or solemnity without necessarily implying crisis.
深刻 emphasizes the seriousness or gravity of a problem, whereas クリティカル focuses more on the decisive, turning-point nature of a situation.
Opposites 軽微 means minor or slight, the opposite of how 深刻 describes something as grave or severe.
深刻 describes something serious or grave in tone, the opposite of the light, playful humor conveyed by コミカル.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 深, associated with depth, and 刻, associated with carving or intensity. The spelling conventionally conveys a sense of deep or acute seriousness; the exact historical development is not specified.
深刻 describes a serious or grave situation, problem, or expression, whereas 痛切 describes a personal, heartfelt emotional impact.
深刻 simply means 'serious' or 'grave' without implying an end stage, while 末期的 specifically suggests a condition or situation near its terminal point.
深刻 (しんこく) describes a situation as 'serious' or 'grave' in a general sense, whereas 激甚 specifically stresses extreme physical intensity, as in disasters or damage.
深刻 describes a situation as deeply serious or troubling in an emotional or social sense, whereas 致命的 stresses that the damage cannot be undone.
深刻 describes a situation or problem as grave in a formal, analytical way, whereas 重い is a broader, more everyday word for seriousness or severity.
深刻 emphasizes the seriousness or gravity of a situation, while 手痛い emphasizes the sting of a specific blow or setback suffered.
