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    3. 上っ調子

    上っ調子

    上うわっ​調ちょう子し

    flippant

    KMT4News #5+1Noun, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    うわっちょうし

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    flippant, frivolous, shallow

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは上うわっ調ちょう子しな人ひとだ。

    He is a flippant person.

    KMT3Emotions & Psychology
    上うわっ調ちょう子しな発はつ言げんは信しん用ようを失うしなう原げん因いんになる。

    Flippant remarks can cause you to lose trust.

    KMT4Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれの喜よろこび方かたはいつも上 っ調 子 で、本ほん心しんが見みえにくい。

    His way of expressing joy is always so flippant, it's hard to see his true feelings.

    KMT4Emotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょの上うわっ調ちょう子しな態たい度どは、真しん剣けんな議ぎ論ろんの場ばでは不ふ適てき切せつだ。

    Her frivolous attitude is inappropriate in a serious discussion.

    KMT5Emotions & Psychology
    悲かなしい時ときでも上うわっ調ちょう子しに振ふる舞まうのは、彼かれの防ぼう衛えい機き制せいかもしれない。

    Behaving frivolously even when sad might be his defense mechanism.

    KMT5Emotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    Kanji
    調
    しら.べる・しら.べ・ととの.う・ととの.える…(3)
    tune・tone・meter・key (music)・writing style…(5)
    Kanji
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
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