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11 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 311 strokesRadical
On
シン
Kun
ふか(い)・ふか(まる)・ふか(める)
Meaning
deep

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 (water) + 罙 (sound). It shows water that is very 'deep'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

シン深山・深夜・水深
ふかい深い・深入り・深み
ふかまる深まる
ふかめる深める

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 深海しんかい

    deep sea

  • 水深すいしん

    water depth

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

この 川は とても 深い。

This river is very deep.

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