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What does the kanji 深 mean?

深 means deep; profound. On'yomi シン. Kun'yomi ふか.い、-ぶか.い、ふか.まる、ふか.める、み-.

Quick facts
On'yomiシン
Kun'yomiふか.い、-ぶか.い、ふか.まる、ふか.める、み-
Strokes11
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi シンKun'yomi ふか.い、-ぶか.い、ふか.まる、ふか.める、み-
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

deep; profound

Memory hook

A hand feeling under the water (氵) but never touching the bottom — DEEP.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Common words

  • 深いふかいdeep; profound
  • 深刻しんこくserious, grave
  • 深まるふかまるto deepen (intransitive)
  • 深めるふかめるto deepen, to strengthen (transitive)

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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