“Superficial” in Japanese
Short answer
Superficial in Japanese is “浅い” (asai). Full meaning: shallow, superficial; slight (wound), light (sleep), pale (colour), inadequate (knowledge); short (time), early, young.
Other ways to say “Superficial” in Japanese
上滑り
uwasuberi superficial, shallow; frivolous, careless, thoughtless; sliding along a surface, being slippery
生半可
namahanka superficial, half-hearted, shallow
表在
hyouzai superficial
浅はか
asahaka shallow, superficial, thoughtless, short-sighted, foolish, silly
浅薄
senpaku shallow, superficial
掻い撫で
kainade superficial (knowledge, learning, etc.), shallow
表面的
hyoumenteki superficial, apparent, seeming, surface, cosmetic
表層的
hyousouteki superficial, shallow
表層性
hyousousei superficial
皮相的
hisouteki superficial, shallow
生飲み込み
namanomikomi superficial
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