Word Meaning 表面的

ひょうめんてき hyoumenteki

表面的 is read as ひょうめんてき (hyoumenteki) and means superficial.

Meaning

English

  1. superficial
  2. apparent
  3. seeming
  4. surface
  5. cosmetic

Reading

Kana

ひょうめんてき

Romaji

hyoumenteki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 31229 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

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表層的

ひょうそうてき

superficial

表面実装部品

ひょうめんじっそうぶひん

surface-mount device

表面温度

ひょうめんおんど

surface temperature

全面的

ぜんめんてき

total

代表的

だいひょうてき

representative

一面的

いちめんてき

one-sided

内面的

ないめんてき

inner

外面的

がいめんてき

external

平面的

へいめんてき

planar

多面的

ためんてき

multifaceted

面的

めんてき

whole area

表面

ひょうめん

appearances

Example Sentences

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She ends up making decisions based on superficial information because of her simplistic thinking.

Somebody who wavers between hope and fear over superficial things should not be appointed to a management position.

His essay gave only a superficial analysis of the problem, so it was a real surprise to him when he got the highest grade in the class.

To me, the Japanese concept of "tatemae to honne" is just about lying to each other. Isn't it overly superficial? What about sincerity? I know it's about being considerate of others' feelings, but I still don't really like it.