深遠|しんえんshin'en[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- na-adjective, nounprofound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
Conjugation
| Plain form | 深遠（しんえん） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 深遠です（しんえんです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 深遠ではない（しんえんではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 深遠ではありません（しんえんではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 深遠だった（しんえんだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 深遠ではなかった（しんえんではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 深遠で（しんえんで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 深遠に（しんえんに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 深遠なら（しんえんなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym深いふかいNeutralThe most common everyday word for deep: covers depth or degree with the widest range of all, but without the unfathomable, esoteric feel of 「深遠」.
- Synonym奥深いおくふかいNeutralEveryday and approachable: deep in a way that rewards exploring further; feels warmer and more down-to-earth than 「深遠」.
- Synonym深長しんちょうWrittenWritten, and almost only seen as 「意味深長」: said of words that carry a hidden meaning beneath the surface.
- Synonym深奥しんおうWrittenWritten and rare: points to the mysterious depths of an art or of the mind; nearly synonymous with 「深遠」.
- Related深さふかさNeutralA neutral noun for depth as a measurable degree, as in 「水の深さ」; more concrete and objective than the abstract 「深遠」.
- Related深甚しんじんWrittenWritten word for feelings of utmost depth — respect, gratitude and the like, as in 「深甚なる謝意」; leans toward emotion.
- Related奥妙おうみょうWrittenWritten and rare: points to unfathomable mysteries and secrets, more mysterious in flavor than 「深遠」.
- Related甚深じんしんWrittenWritten and rare: extremely profound, found chiefly in Buddhist scriptures; more archaic and literary than 「深遠」.
- Related玄妙げんみょうWrittenWritten and rare: abstruse and subtle to the point of defying words; said of principles, arts and music.
- Related奥深さおくふかさNeutralA neutral noun for the complex depth lying within a thing, as in 「茶道の奥深さ」.
- Antonym浅はかあさはかCasualColloquial antonym: thoughtless and short-sighted, failing to think things through — the opposite of profound 「深遠」.
- Antonym浅薄せんぱくWrittenWritten antonym: knowledge and thought that are shallow and superficial — the direct opposite of abstruse 「深遠」.
Use 「深遠」 for ideas or principles so deep they defy measuring — a written, formal word, as in 「深遠な哲学」「深遠な思想」. In daily conversation say 「深い」 or 「奥深い」 instead. For words with a hidden meaning, use 「意味深長」. The opposite is 「浅薄」.
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