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浅あさましい

あさましい asamashii Play N1 I-adjective

情けなく、恥ずべきさま。 wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

Example 1

彼は金のために友人を裏切り、自分の浅ましさに気づいた。

He betrayed his friend for money and realized how shameful his own behavior was.

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Example 2

人の弱みにつけ込むとは、浅ましい行為だ。

Taking advantage of someone's weakness is a despicable act.

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Kanji breakdown

浅

N2

shallow; superficial; frivolous; wretched; shameful

On reading
セン
Kun reading
あさ.い
Radical
水
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N4

あさい

shallow; superficial