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深刻

しんこく

na-adjective

Meanings

1serious
2severe
3grave

Example sentence

生活難はますます深刻になったきた。

It is getting more and more difficult to make a living.

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Kanji in this word

深Deep, Heighten, Intensify11 strokes 刻Engrave, Cut Fine, Chop8 strokes

More words with 深

欲深いよくふかい · greedyN1 深夜しんや · late at nightN2 深まるふかまる · to deepenN3 深めるふかめる · to deepenN3 興味深いきょうみぶかい ·

Full entry on Jisho

very interesting

深みふかみ · deep place

深さふかさ · depth

注意深いちゅういぶかい · attentive

More words with 刻

刻むきざむ · to minceN2 彫刻ちょうこく · carvingN2 刻々ギザギザ · notches 一刻いっこく · a moment 刻こく · carving 刻々こっこく · moment by moment 刻一刻こくいっこく · moment by moment 時刻表じこくひょう · timetableN1

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