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    軽薄

    軽けい薄はく

    frivolous

    KMT10News #33+1CoreNoun, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab28 strokes

    けいはく

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    frivolous, flippant, superficial, shallow, trifling, insincere

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    彼かれの発はつ言げんは軽けい薄はくに聞きこえた。

    His remarks sounded frivolous.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology
    軽けい薄はくな態たい度どで接せっすると、信しん用ようを失うしなうだろう。

    If you approach with a frivolous attitude, you will lose trust.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれの軽けい薄はくな言げん動どうは、周しゅう囲いの人ひと々びとに不ふ快かい感かんを与あたえた。

    His shallow words and actions made those around him uncomfortable.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    軽けい薄はくな考かんがえ方かたでは、深ふかい人にん間げん関かん係けいを築きずくことは難むずかしい。

    With a shallow way of thinking, it's difficult to build deep human relationships.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    彼かれは軽けい薄はくな冗じょう談だんを言いって、場ばの雰ふん囲い気きを台だい無なしにした。

    He ruined the atmosphere by telling a flippant joke.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    軽
    かる.い・かろ.やか・かろ.んじる…(3)
    lightly・trifling・unimportant
    薄
    うす.い・うす-・-うす・うす.める・うす.まる・うす.らぐ…(4)
    dilute・thin・weak (tea)・pampas grass
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