9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful

Kun'yomi
  • shallow ②slight (wound) ③short (time)
On'yomi
  • セン
Nanori
  • あざ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あさ 90.1%
あざ 7.2%
セン 2.7%

Character Breakdown

shallow, superficial, frivolous
あさ.い あざ セン (4th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
damage(戔) variant
damage(戔) variant
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

shallow ②slight (wound) ③short (time)
shallow thinking
chive (Allium schoenoprasum)
light roast (coffee)
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References

Unicode hex code 6D45
JIS X 0208 1-32-85
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2549
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3129
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 389
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 464
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 289
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 349
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 369
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 395
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 838
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 827
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 722
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17452
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 525
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 649
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 660
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 655
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 683
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 554
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 529
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 122
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1190
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 375
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a6.4
Four corner code 3315.0
De Roo Code 359