A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 11 strokes

Deep ; Heighten ; Intensify ; Strengthen

Readings on: シン
Kun readings: ふか.い・-ぶか.い・ふか.まる・ふか.める・み-

深いふかい — deep

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 深刻しんこく — serious; serious Word card → Source
• 深度しんど — depth Source
• 深夜しんや — late in the night Source
• 深閑しんかん — silence Source
• 深紅しんく — purple; vermilion; vermilion Source
• 欲深よくふか — avarice; greed; greed Source