深い (fukai)
深い (ふかい, fukai) is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.)”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ふかい
- Romaji
- fukai
- Word class
- い-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.) · い-adjective
- dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); heavy · い-adjective
- close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intimate; thick · い-adjective
- intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe; strong (feelings); serious (e.g. blow); deep-seated (e.g. hatred) · い-adjective
- profound (e.g. meaning); deep (e.g. thought); heavy (e.g. silence) · い-adjective
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 深い
い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 深い | ふかい fukai |
| Negative | 深くない | ふかくない fukakunai |
| Past | 深かった | ふかかった fukakatta |
| Negative past | 深くなかった | ふかくなかった fukakunakatta |
| Te-form | 深くて | ふかくて fukakute |
| Adverb (~ku) | 深く | ふかく fukaku |
| Conditional (~ba) | 深ければ | ふかければ fukakereba |
Kanji in 深い
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 深い.
深刻しんこくserious深まるふかまるto deepen深めるふかめるto deepen深夜しんやlate at night情深いなさけぶかいtender-hearted欲深いよくふかいgreedy
Source: JMdict entry 1362640 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.