Word Meaning 浅い

あさい asai

浅い is read as あさい (asai) and means shallow.

Meaning

English

  1. shallow
  2. superficial
  3. short (time)
  4. early
  5. young
  6. slight (wound)
  7. light (sleep)
  8. pale (colour)

Reading

Kana

あさい

Romaji

asai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 深い Rank 8363 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

浅黒い

あさぐろい

dark (skin, complexion, etc.)

浅見

せんけん

shallow view

浅はか

あさはか

shallow

浅瀬

あさせ

shoal

浅間山荘事件

あさまさんそうじけん

Asama-Sanso incident (hostage crisis and police siege; February 1972)

遠浅

とおあさ

shoal

九浅一深

きゅうせんいっしん

nine shallow, one deep (ancient Chinese sexual technique)

Example Sentences

10

このかわはあさいので、こどもでもわたれます。

This river is shallow, so even children can cross it.

あさいさらにさらだをもってください。

Please serve the salad on a shallow plate.

かれのちしきはまだあさい。

His knowledge is still shallow.

そんなあさいかんがえではせいこうできない。

You won't succeed with such shallow thinking.

I'm a light sleeper.

This pond is shallow.

This lake is shallow.

Is this river shallow?

He hasn't been here long.

He is still green at the job.