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深刻

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

深刻 — “serious, grave (problem)”

深刻 (read しんこく) means serious, grave (problem). It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a adjective.

Reading

しんこく

Meaning

serious, grave (problem)

深刻 in a sentence

深刻しんこくな問題もんだいに直面ちょくめんする。

To face a serious problem.

The kanji in 深刻

深deep
刻to carve; moment

Words that share a kanji with 深刻

深いふかい— deep
深まるふかまる— to deepen, to grow deeper
深夜しんや— late at night, the dead of night
時刻じこく— time, moment (on the clock)
遅刻ちこく— being late, lateness, tardiness
刻むきざむ— to chop finely, to mince, to carve, to engrave
彫刻ちょうこく— sculpture, carving, engraving

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