浅 — shallow, superficial
あさい
浅
shallow
Grade 4
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
9 strokes
U+6D45
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1253
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #380
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- shallow
- superficial
word
あさ asa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 氵 (water) gives the semantic domain. The right side provides the phonetic sen. Shallow water. Contrasts with 深 (deep).