01
深い
ふかい
deep
Meanings
- deep
- heighten
- intensify
- strengthen
Readings
Onyomi
- シン
Kunyomi
- ふか.い
- -ぶか.い
- ふか.まる
- ふか.める
- み-
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Useful words
02
深夜
しんや
late at night
03
深刻
しんこく
serious
04
深める
ふかめる
to deepen
05
深呼吸
しんこきゅう
deep breath
06
深まる
ふかまる
to deepen
Compare Kanji
01浅Pair96%shallow, superficialDeep and shallow are a perfect contrast, making 浅 the strongest partner for 深.02濃Meaning84%concentrated, thickIntensity in 濃 sits near the ‘heighten or deepen’ half of 深.03水Component78%waterThe water component of 深 is easiest to recognize after seeing 水 alone.04海Meaning76%sea, oceanThe sea is a concrete setting where depth matters, keeping 海 close to 深.05沈Meaning72%sink, be submergedSinking in 沈 moves downward into depth, a helpful action neighbor for 深.06厚Meaning63%thick, heavyThick and deep are different, but both describe more substance than the surface shows.