Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 生半可(なまはんか) in Japanese

生半可
Kana Reading
なまはんか
Romaji
namahanka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    superficial; half-hearted
    Example sentence
    仕事を生半可に知っている人が書くことは、できれば避けたい。 I'd rather not have those written by people who only know their work imperfectly.

Examples of 生半可, なまはんか in a sentence

Kanji in this word

可 JLPT 2

5 strokes

can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not

On'Yomi: カ, コク

Kun'Yomi: -べ.き, -べ.し

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半 JLPT 5

5 strokes

half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

On'Yomi: ハン

Kun'Yomi: なか.ば

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生 JLPT 5

5 strokes

life, genuine, birth

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: い.きる, い.かす, い.ける, う.まれる, うま.れる, う.まれ, うまれ, う.む, お.う, は.える, は.やす, き, なま, なま-, な.る, な.す, む.す, -う

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