浅(あさ)い

あさい
i-adjective
shallow; superficial
descriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present浅(あさ)い浅(あさ)くない
Past浅(あさ)かった浅(あさ)くなかった
て form浅(あさ)くて浅(あさ)くなくて
Adverbial浅(あさ)く—
Conditional ば浅(あさ)ければ浅(あさ)くなければ
Conditional たら浅(あさ)かったら浅(あさ)くなかったら
1. shallow (physical depth)
Describes something with little depth, such as water or a container.
This river is shallow, so you can walk across it.
Physical depth
Play in the shallow part of the pool.
The water is shallow here, so it's safe.
The wound is shallow, so you don't need to worry.
2. superficial; shallow (figurative)
Describes limited knowledge, experience, or understanding.
知識(ちしき)が浅(あさ)い。
My knowledge is shallow/limited.
Figurative usage
Since my experience is limited, there's still a lot I don't understand.
考(かんが)えが浅(あさ)かった。
My thinking was shallow.
3. light (sleep, color)
Describes sleep that is not deep or colors that are pale/light.
My sleep is light, so I wake up easily.
色(いろ)が浅(あさ)い。
The color is light.
My sleep was light last night, so I'm very sleepy today.

浅(あさ)い is an i-adjective meaning 'shallow' or 'superficial.'

Forms

  • Adverbial: 浅(あさ)く
  • Noun form: 浅(あさ)さ

Conjugation

  • Negative: 浅(あさ)くない
  • Te-form: 浅(あさ)くて
  • Past: 浅(あさ)かった

Antonym: 深(ふか)い (deep).

Common collocations: 浅(あさ)い川(かわ) (shallow river), 浅(あさ)い眠(ねむ)り (light sleep), 経験(けいけん)が浅(あさ)い (inexperienced).