Word Meaning 軽薄

けいはく keihaku

軽薄 is read as けいはく (keihaku) and means frivolous.

Meaning

English

frivolous
flippant
superficial
shallow
trifling
insincere

Reading

Kana

けいはく

Romaji

keihaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 重厚 Rank 7605 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

軽佻浮薄

けいちょうふはく

frivolity

軽薄短小

けいはくたんしょう

small, light and thin (of consumer products, esp. electronics)

軽薄才子

けいはくさいし

shallow, glib and obsequious person

軽い

かるい

indiscriminate

軽はずみ

かるはずみ

thoughtless

軽快

けいかい

light (of movements)

軽々

かるがる

lightly

軽やか

かろやか

light

軽重

けいちょう

(relative) importance

軽々しい

かるがるしい

rash

軽工業

けいこうぎょう

light industry

軽食

けいしょく

light meal

Example Sentences

「見た目は悪くないがちょっと軽薄そう」な外見とは裏腹に、彼女はいないし、女性に手が早いワケでもない。

In contrast to his "not bad looks but seems a bit of a dandy" appearance, he didn't have a girlfriend and he wasn't particularly fast with the ladies.