浅

ONせん

KUNあさ

Meanings

shallowsuperficial

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How to remember

'Sen' — imagine a SHALLOW pond with SAND at the bottom.

The left radical is WATER (氵). The right component (戈) looks like a spear or an abstract line, suggesting water that is not deep but rather has a 'limited' depth, making it SHALLOW.

Vocabulary

浅いあさい

shallow

浅瀬あさせ

shallows, shoal

浅学せんがく

superficial learning, shallow knowledge

浅間山あさまやま

Mt. Asama (a famous volcano in Japan)

浅薄せんぱく

shallow, superficial (e.g., ideas, thoughts)

Related kanji

深水海川湖