noun:

• shallow learning and limited information; ignorant and badly informed - four character idiom

noun:

• moving shallow; spawning run; movement of fish from deep to shallow water during the spawning season

noun:

• shallow thinking; shallow wit

noun:

• shallow clogs (worn by nobles; originally made of leather, later made of black lacquered paulownia)

noun:

• shallow thinker; indecisive person

expression:

• deep rivers move in silence; shallow brooks are noisy; those who know little talk much

noun:

• shallow earthquake; shallow-focus earthquake ➜ 深発地震

noun:

• shallow sea

noun:

• festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle

noun:

• small, shallow dish - female language - obscure term ➜ 手塩皿

noun:

• shallow-minded mouthing of secondhand information - four character idiom

adjectival noun / noun:

• shoal; wide shallow beach

noun:

• near-field earthquake; local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area

noun:

• superficial knowledge; shallow wisdom Antonym: 大智
• small fief ［小知］ - archaism

noun:

• oil deflector; shallow tray with rack for draining food after deep frying

noun:

• one's lack of learning or ability; shallow learning and limited ability - four character idiom

noun:

• maar (broad, shallow volcanic crater) - From French or German "Maar"
• marc (brandy distilled from pomace wine)
• marl (unconsolidated lime-rich rock) ➜ 泥灰岩

noun:

• chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

noun / suffix noun:

• disk; disc; record; clock face
• tray; shallow bowl
• grid; board (e.g. in shogi)

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• serving (of food); helping

noun:

• chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce - abbreviation ➜ 盛り蕎麦

noun:

• platter; serving plate ➜ さらばち・皿鉢料理
• crown of the head - archaism
• flower arrangement in a shallow vase, using sand ［砂鉢］