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浅
On'yomi
セン
SEN
Kun'yomi
あさ.い
asai
shallow · superficial · frivolous · wretched · shameful
dark
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Strokes9
Frequency#1253
Radical水water(4)
Old Form淺
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Component Breakdown
浅=
氵戋
water + 戋
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of water and small. Water being shallow.
Symbolism
Shallow, shallows, superficial. Represents shallowness.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Water flowing to low ground
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
浅学非才
せんがくひさい
one's lack of learning or ability; shallow learning and limited ability; one's lack of learning or ability
浅酌低唱
せんしゃくていしょう
getting slightly intoxicated and humming a tune; getting slightly intoxicated and humming a tune
浅学寡聞
せんがくかぶん
shallow learning and limited information; being ignorant and badly informed; shallow learning and limited information
皮相浅薄
ひそうせんぱく
shallow and unwise; superficial and thoughtless; shallow and unwise
Proverbs & Idioms
浅瀬に仇波
あさせにあだなみ
Dangerous waves in shallow water
Danger lurks in unexpected places
Poetry
和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
浅茅生の 小野の篠原 しのぶれど あまりてなどか 人の恋しき
Poem #39 from Hyakunin Isshu
参議等Sangi Hitoshi
10th century