軽薄
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 軽薄
1
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
Examples
「見た目は悪くないがちょっと軽薄そう」な外見とは裏腹に、彼女はいないし、女性に手が早いワケでもない。
In contrast to his "not bad looks but seems a bit of a dandy" appearance, he didn't have a girlfriend and he wasn't particularly fast with the ladies.
Kanji in this Word
軽
12 strokes
Frequency: 790
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
lightly
trifling
unimportant
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケイ
キョウ
キン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かる.い
かろ.やか
かろ.んじる
薄
16 strokes
Frequency: 1009
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
dilute
thin
weak (tea)
pampas grass
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
うす.い
うす-
-うす
うす.める
うす.まる
うす.らぐ
うす.ら-
うす.れる
すすき
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