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上辺

上べ

Reading

Kana: うわべ
Romaji: uwabe
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Definition

1

seeming; exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance

Kanji

Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: ヘン、 あた.り、 ほと.り、 -べ
Meanings: environs, boundary, border, vicinity

Example Sentences

(かれ)同情(どうじょう)はうわべだけだった。
➥His sympathy was mere show.
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(かれ)彼女(かのじょ)のうわべだけの好意(こうい)にだまされた。
➥He was deceived by her apparent friendliness.
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うわべだけの知識(ちしき)だけじゃなく、本物(ほんもの)実力(じつりょく)()につける必要(ひつよう)があります。
➥You have to acquire real skills, not just superficial knowledge.
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(かれ)日本語(にほんご)のうわべだけの知識(ちしき)しかない。
➥He has only a superficial knowledge of Japanese.
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彼女(かのじょ)はただものごとのうわべだけしか()ない傾向(けいこう)がある。
➥She is apt to look only at the surface of things.
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