彼は日本語のうわべだけの知識しかない。

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日本語 うわべ だけ 知識 しか ない

English Translation

He has only a superficial knowledge of Japanese.

Furigana

(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。

Romanji

Kare wa nihongo no uwabe dake no chishiki shika nai.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
日本語 (にほんご、にっぽんご)
Japanese (language); Japanese as a second language
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
上辺 (うわべ)
seeming; exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance
(だけ)
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth
知識 (ちしき)
knowledge; information
しか (しか)
only; nothing but
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Readings: シキ、 し.る、 しる.す
Meanings: discriminating, know, write