しん
深
こく
刻

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. serious, severe, grave, acute.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しん
深
こく
刻
 深刻 しんこく ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

deep, heighten, intensify
ふか.い　シン　み- (3rd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
deep
a net, net-like, radical 122
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
engrave, cut fine, chop
コク　きざ.む (6th, N3)
sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
い　ガイ　り (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ