深み・深味|ふかみfukami[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. noundeep place; depths
2. noundepth; profundity
   ここだけの話はなしだが彼かれの考え方かんがえかたは深ふかみに欠かける。↗

   Between you and me, he's a shallow thinker.

• Synonym深さふかさNeutralDepth as a degree, whether measurable or abstract, as in 「水の深さ」「悲しみの深さ」; it lacks 深み's nuance of rich flavor and does not refer to deep places.
• Synonym深度しんどWrittenA written-register, technical term for depth as a numerical value or measurement, not for depth of flavor or character.
• Related奥行きおくゆきNeutralSpatial depth — the front-to-back distance of a room, stage or similar; also used figuratively for a person's or work's inner depth.
• Related厚みあつみNeutralThickness of a physical thing; figuratively, fullness or substance, as in 「人間の厚み」 — richness rather than the deep flavor of 深み.
• Related奥深さおくふかさNeutralProfundity — the complex, hard-to-fathom depth within things; it stresses inscrutable inner content, where 深み suggests rich flavor.
• Relatedどん底どんぞこNeutralRock bottom — the very lowest point, stressing how bad a situation or condition is; it names a low point, not depth as a quality.
• Antonym浅さNeutralThe antonym: shallowness or superficiality — the lack of the depth that 深み expresses.

Use 「深み」 for rich depth of flavor, character or art, as in 「味に深みがある」, or for deep water and traps you sink into, as in 「深みにはまる」. Measurable or abstract depth is 「深さ」; spatial depth, 「奥行き」; fullness, 「厚み」. Opposite: 「浅さ」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 水みずなどが深ふかい場所ばしょ。また、その程度ていど。
2. 身動みうごきのとりにくい状況じょうきょう。
3. 色いろなどの深ふかさの度合どあい。
4. 奥深おくぶかさ。