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Water Shallow 浅 セン あさ.い あざ さ Superficial

Kanji
Onyomi セン
Kunyomi あさ.い
Nanori あざ, さ
English shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful
Examples 浅い(あさい): shallow; superficial
浅ましい(あさましい): wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
JLPT Level 2
Jouyou Grade 4
Frequency 1253
Components 水: water
戔: damage; remain; slight
Number of Strokes 9
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 85
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading みず・したみず・さんずい
Traditional Form
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword shallow
Koohii Story 1 The water can´t be too SHALLOW if you expect to float.
Koohii Story 2 The water isn´t shallow enough to ford (#372). We´ll have to cross by float!

Tags: jlpt.n2, grade4, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_physical.properties_miscellaneous

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