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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

軽けい薄はく

keihaku

flippant, shallow

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれの軽薄けいはくなコメントは不評ふひょうを買かった。

    His inconsiderate comments stirred up controversy.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  2. 近江同様おうみどうように軽薄けいはくな所ところがあり、共ともに双六すごろくではしゃいでいる姿すがたが描えがかれる。

    Similar to Omi, there is something flippant about her, and the author describes them as being merry while playing backgammon.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 彼かれの軽薄けいはくな態度たいどに、友人ゆうじんは困こまっていた。

    His friend was troubled by his flippant attitude.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 軽薄

  • 軽light; minorOnケイ・キョウ・キンKunかるい・かろやか・かろんじる
  • 薄thin; weakOnハクKunうすい・うす-・うすめる

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