生なま噛かじり

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

superficial knowledge; smattering

Refers to shallow, incomplete knowledge picked up without thorough study. Often used critically or self-deprecatingly.

• 彼かれの歴れき史しの知ち識しきは生なま噛かじりに過すぎない。

  His knowledge of history is nothing more than a smattering.

• 生なま噛かじりの情じょう報ほうで判はん断だんするのは危き険けんだ。

  It's dangerous to make decisions based on superficial information.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

dabbler; dilettante

A person who has only superficial knowledge or engages in something without serious commitment. Often used with a negative connotation.

• 彼かれはただの生なま噛かじりで、専せん門もん家かではない。

  He's just a dabbler, not an expert.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

dipping into; skimming

The act of casually looking into or sampling something without going deep. Often used with する to describe the action.

• 週しゅう末まつに哲てつ学がくの本ほんを生なま噛かじりした。

  I dipped into a philosophy book over the weekend.