ふか
 
かわ
 
しず
 
 
なが
 
 

expression, Ichidan verb

Proverb.
  1. still waters run deep.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ふか
 
かわ
 
しず
 
 
なが
 
 
深い川は静かに流れる ふかいかわはしずかにながれる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

deep, heighten, intensify
ふか.い シン み- (3rd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
deep
a net, net-like, radical 122
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ セン か (1st, N5)
quiet
しず- セイ ジョウ (4th, N3)
blue, green
あお セイ お (1st, N4)
life (生) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
contend, dispute, argue
ソウ あらそ.う いか.でか (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
snout, hand
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
current, a sink, flow
リュウ なが.れる ながれ (3rd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
a cup with pendants, a pennant, wild
inverted child
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ セン か (1st, N5)