Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 浅学(せんがく) in Japanese

浅学
Kana Reading
せんがく
Romaji
sengaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    superficial knowledge; superficiality
    Example sentence
    浅学な人ほど自分が正しいと思っている典型ですね。 He's a classic case that the more ignorant people are the more sure they are that they are correct.

Examples of 浅学, せんがく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

浅 JLPT 2

9 strokes

shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: あさ.い

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学 JLPT 5

8 strokes

study, learning, science

On'Yomi: ガク

Kun'Yomi: まな.ぶ

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