深 deep

(waterleft) +

(nice thick pie) + 木 (tree)

★★★★☆

11 strokes

Onyomi

SHIN	The flood of SHINY water was so deep, the thick pie floated above the treetops!

Kunyomi

ふか*い	deep ★★★★☆
( を ) ふか＊める	my (thoughts, self-confidence,hatred) deepens. ★★☆☆☆
( が ) ふか＊まる	it gets deeper, it deepens. ★☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

深刻(しんこく) な

grave situation ★★☆☆☆
深 (deep) + 刻 (carve up) = 深刻 (grave situation)

the situation is grave, serious, and worsening. Used with something that was kind of ill to begin with, and if you don't act now it'll get much worse.

深夜(しんや)

in the middle of the night. ★★☆☆☆
深 (deep) + 夜 (late night) = 深夜 (in the middle of the night. )

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
深	deep	PIE
探	look for	HANDS	手
採	gather	NEST
捜	search	FREEDOM	由
授	instruct	RECIEVE	受

You look for delicious PIE, but you gather NESTS so the birds all die.

You search for FREEDOM.

The merman lives in the deep WATER.

You RECEIVE instruction.