単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#5,836 most used

深刻

しんこく0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

serious; severe

ITS KANJI

深deepread しん here9 words ›刻engraveread こく here8 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

The housing shortage is very acute.

from Tatoeba

IN OTHER SENTENCES

The situation is extremely critical.

from Tatoeba · arnab

MEANING

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

adjectival noun · noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 深刻 this one meaning.

SOUNDS THE SAME

申告report; return (e.g. tax); statementしんこく
清国qing china; qing dynastyしんこく · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#5,836 most used

Written深刻 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium