深 Kanji – deep
The Japanese kanji 深 can mean deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen.
Meaning and Readings
How is 深 read?
深 has the onyomi reading シン and the kunyomi readings ふかい, -ぶかい, ふかまる, ふかめる, み-.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shin, fukai, bukai, fukamaru, fukameru, mi.
Common Japanese Words Using 深
These common Japanese words contain 深. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 興味深い（きょうみぶかい） — very interesting, of great interest
- 深い（ふかい） — deep
- 深さ（ふかさ） — depth, profundity
- 深まる（ふかまる） — to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
- 深み（ふかみ） — deep place, depths
- 深める（ふかめる） — to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
- 深海（しんかい） — deep sea, depths of the sea, ocean depths
- 深刻（しんこく） — serious, severe, grave, acute
- 深刻化（しんこくか） — becoming more serious or severe, aggravation, intensification
- 深層（しんそう） — depths, deep level
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