No. 3,416 in Japanese
深
"深" means "deep" or "profound" in English.
In a sentence
この湖はとても深いです。
This lake is very deep.
Here, 深 is used as an adjective '深い' to describe the depth of the lake.
彼の思想には深さがあります。
There is depth to his thoughts.
In this sentence, 深 is a noun form '深さ,' indicating the profoundness or complexity of thoughts.
その問題について深く考える必要があります。
It is necessary to think deeply about that problem.
This example uses 深 as part of the adverb '深く' to describe the manner of thinking, emphasizing its seriousness.
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