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浅
shallow · superficial
N2On: せんKun: あさ
Memory Aid
'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)
Example Sentences
この川はとても浅い。
This river is very shallow.
彼は歴史に関して浅い知識しかない。
He has only shallow knowledge of history.
浅瀬を歩いて渡った。
I walked across the shallows.
この本は内容が浅くてつまらない。
This book is shallow in content and boring.