► 成句
調子 [ちょうし] [調子が良い] meaning: shallow rank: 1
☆ 彼は調子がいいばっかりで実行が伴わない ⇨ He is all smile, positive and talks beautifully, but won’t follow with actions
► 名詞
生齧り [なまかじり] meaning: shallow rank: 4
☆ 生噛りの知識は役に立たない ⇨ Superficial knowledge is useless (☛ Always negative)
生齧り [なまかじり] [生齧りする] meaning: shallow rank: 4
☆ 彼は法律を生齧りしただけで本当の弁護士ではない ⇨ He just learned the surface of law and is not a real lawyer (☛ Always negative)
► 形容詞
浅い [(2)あさい] meaning: shallow rank: 1
☆ この川は浅い ⇨ This river is shallow
☆ 彼の知識は広いが浅い ⇨ His knowledge is broad but shallow
☆ 彼は考えが浅い ⇨ His logic is shallow. He is not capable of deep thinking (☛ NOT shallow like frivolous, idiotic, but incapable of complex, layered, thinking)
► 形容動詞
薄っぺら [うすっぺら] meaning: shallow rank: 2
☆ 薄っぺらな人間 ⇨ A person with no depth. A shallow person (☛ Shallow personalities, ideas, etc.)
軽薄 [けいはく] meaning: shallow rank: 2
☆ 彼は軽薄な感じがする ⇨ He kind of feels shallow (☛ Literally “light and thin”. Always negative)
軽薄短小 [けいはくたんしょう] meaning: shallow rank: 3
☆ 軽薄短小な文化 ⇨ A shallow culture (☛ Literally means “light thin short small”)
ミーハー [みーはー] [coll] meaning: shallow rank: 4
☆ あの娘はいかにもミーハーな感じだ ⇨ The girl looks really shallow (☛ Typically about young women who are shallow and easily influenced by fads)