Word Meaning 浅はか

あさはか asahaka

浅はか is read as あさはか (asahaka) and means shallow.

Meaning

English

  1. shallow
  2. superficial
  3. thoughtless
  4. short-sighted
  5. foolish
  6. silly

Reading

Kana

あさはか

Romaji

asahaka

Writing Variants

  • 浅墓 あさはか asahaka

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 思慮深い,考え深い Rank 16895 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

浅い

あさい

shallow

浅見

せんけん

shallow view

浅黒い

あさぐろい

dark (skin, complexion, etc.)

浅瀬

あさせ

shoal

浅間山荘事件

あさまさんそうじけん

Asama-Sanso incident (hostage crisis and police siege; February 1972)

遠浅

とおあさ

shoal

九浅一深

きゅうせんいっしん

nine shallow, one deep (ancient Chinese sexual technique)

Example Sentences

7

みためだけではんだんするのはあさはかだ。

Judging only by appearances is superficial.

かれはあさはかなうわさをすぐしんじる。

He quickly believes frivolous rumors.

I think Tom is shallow.

Tom is shallow, isn't he?

Tom is very shallow, isn't he?

She ignored him, which proved unwise.

He's not the kind of person to act without thinking. He's not a thoughtless person.