Entry
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    shallow knowledge; superficial learning

    oft. self-deprecating

    浅学な人ほど自分が正しいと思っている典型ですね。
    He's a classic case that the more ignorant people are the more sure they are that they are correct.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful

Kun
あさ.い
On
セン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1253 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

Used in names as

あざ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3a6.4The Kanji Dictionary
3315.0Four corner code
359deroo
6d45Unicode hex code
1-32-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2549Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3129New Nelson (John Haig)
389New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
464Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
289Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
349Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
369Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
395Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
838A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
827Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
722Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17452Morohashi
525A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
649Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
660Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
655sakade
683Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
554henshall3
529Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
122Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1190Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
375Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qian3, jian1Pinyin reading
cheonKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

study, learning, science

Kun
まな.ぶ
On
ガク
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
63 of 2500
Radical
child
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

たかのり

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-5-3, 2-3-5, 2-5-2, 2-3-4SKIP code
3n4.2The Kanji Dictionary
3240.7, 9040.7Four corner code
947deroo
5b66Unicode hex code
1-19-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1271Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1294New Nelson (John Haig)
2555New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3162Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1625Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2211Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
324Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
346Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
33A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
719Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
66Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6974Morohashi
10A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
109Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
109Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
57sakade
44Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
45henshall3
71Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
15crowley
50Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.9busy_people
460Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
330Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xue2Pinyin reading
hagKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level