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Kanji 深: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 深: deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen

Key takeaways

Kanji 深: deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

深
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Meaning

deepheightenintensifystrengthen

On reading

シン

Kun reading

ふか.い-ぶか.いふか.まるふか.めるみ-

Radical

水

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 深

deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen

Kanji structure breakdown

深

Structure breakdown

氵

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character represents reaching deep (罙) into the water (氵) to measure its depth. From the basic meaning of water being deep, it expanded to describe things that are profound or intense, such as 'deep sea' or 'serious'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

シン
  • 深夜しんや

    late at night / midnight hours

  • 深刻しんこく

    serious / severe / grave

Kun reading

ふか.い
  • 情け深いなさけぶかい

    compassionate / tender-hearted / kind

  • 深めるふかめる

    to deepen / to strengthen / to enhance

  • 欲深いよくふかい

    greedy / selfish

  • 深まるふかまる

    to deepen / to grow stronger / to intensify

  • 深いふかい

    deep

Commonly used words

  • 深夜
    しんや

    late at night / midnight hours

  • 深刻
    しんこく

    serious / severe / grave

  • 情け深い
    なさけぶかい

    compassionate / tender-hearted / kind

  • 深める
    ふかめる

    to deepen / to strengthen / to enhance

  • 欲深い
    よくふかい

    greedy / selfish

  • 深まる
    ふかまる

    to deepen / to grow stronger / to intensify

  • 深い
    ふかい

    deep

Example sentences

Example 1

彼はとても情け深い人です。

Translation

He is a very compassionate person.

Example 2

情け深い声で話しかけた。

Translation

She spoke in a tender-hearted voice.

Example 3

友達との信頼を深める。

Translation

To deepen trust with friends.

Example 4

知識を深めるために本を読む。

Translation

I read books to deepen my knowledge.

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