Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: 3
はく
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
輕薄 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(けい)(はく) (keihaku-na (adnominal (けい)(はく) (keihaku na), adverbial (けい)(はく) (keihaku ni))

  1. shallow, intellectually lightweight, superficial
  2. inconsiderate, flippant
    (かれ)軽薄(けいはく)コメント不評(ふひょう)()った
    Kare no keihaku na komento wa fuhyō o katta.
    His inconsiderate comments stirred up controversy.

Inflection edit

Noun edit

(けい)(はく) (keihaku

  1. shallowness
  2. flippancy

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN