淵・渕・潭・渊|ふちfuchi[2]odaka (tail-high)
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Which spelling to use
淵淵 is the most common written form. It is written entirely in kanji and is the form beginners should use.
渕渕 is a less common kanji-only variant of 淵. You may encounter it in writing, but learners should normally choose 淵 instead.
潭潭 is a rarely used kanji-only form of 淵. It may appear occasionally, but it is not the form beginners should normally choose.
渊渊 is a rarely used kanji-only form of 淵. It may appear occasionally, but it is not the form beginners should normally choose.
Definitions
- noundeep pool; deep water; abyss
- noundepths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
Synonyms & antonyms
- Antonym浅瀬あさせNeutralThe antonym of 淵, meaning shallow water—the shallows of a river or the sea. It is neutral in register and, unlike 淵, has no figurative 'abyss' sense.
Use 淵 for deep water—literally a deep pool in a river, figuratively an abyss such as the depths of despair—and its antonym 浅瀬 for shallow water; the two contrast as deep versus shallow.
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