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浅い

あさい

shallow

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Examples

  1. プールの浅い所で泳ぎます。

    ぷーるのあさいところでおよぎます。

    I swim in the shallow part of the pool.

  2. この川は浅いから子供でも大丈夫です。

    このかわはあさいからこどもでもだいじょうぶです。

    This river is shallow, so even children are fine.

  3. 日本に来てまだ日が浅いです。

    にほんにきてまだひがあさいです。

    It has not been long since I came to Japan.

  4. 眠りが浅くて何度も目が覚めました。

    ねむりがあさくてなんどもめがさめました。

    My sleep was light and I woke up several times.

Common patterns

浅い川
a shallow river
経験が浅い
to be inexperienced
眠りが浅い
to sleep lightly

Memory tip

浅い is the direct opposite of 深い, and it also handles time and experience: 経験が浅い means someone is new at something, not that their experience is thin. For a thin layer or weak colour you want 薄い instead.

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