Describes a person's thinking, knowledge, or argument as lacking depth. Often used critically.
His thinking is shallow.
It's dangerous to argue with superficial knowledge.
浅薄 is a more literary, formal word for shallow knowledge or ideas, while 浅はか is the everyday word for criticizing a person's foolish, short-sighted thinking.
浅薄 emphasizes shallowness in knowledge or thinking, whereas 軽薄 emphasizes frivolity and insincerity in personality or behavior.
浅薄 is a formal literary word for 'shallow/superficial' thinking, close to the figurative sense of 安価 but without any price meaning.
浅薄 describes something shallow or superficial, the direct opposite of 含蓄, which describes richly implied depth of meaning.
shallow and unwise; superficial and thoughtless
Compound of 浅 (shallow) and 薄 (thin, light), together suggesting a lack of depth or substance. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from the kanji.