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浅学非才 (せんがくひさい, sengakuhisai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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あり
ます
が
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精せい
一いっ
杯ぱい
努つと
め
させ
て
いただき
ます
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Though I am a person of shallow learning and limited ability, I will do my utmost.
Despite my meager knowledge and talent, I have accepted this important role.
Kanji 浅 shallow, superficial, frivolous 学 study, learning, science 才 genius, years old, cubic shaku Related words 浅せん 学がく Means 'shallow learning' or 'superficial knowledge' on its own, but is less common as a standalone word. 浅学非才 combines it with 非才 (lack of talent) for a fuller humble phrase.
非ひ 才さい Means 'lack of talent' or 'incompetence'. Used alone or in other compounds, but 浅学非才 is a fixed yojijukugo that pairs it with 浅学.
Written forms 浅せん 学がく 非ひ 才さい
Standard kanji spelling for this yojijukugo.
浅せん 学がく 菲ひ 才さい
Variant spelling using 菲 (humble, poor) instead of 非 (not, un-). Both are used, but 浅学非才 is more common.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 浅学 (shallow learning) and 非才 (lack of talent). The variant 菲才 uses a character with a similar meaning of 'humble' or 'poor'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of self-deprecating four-character idioms in classical Chinese and Japanese.
