り【うわすべり】

Frequency rank: 46,119. – 47,037.
    nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb; noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. superficial; shallow
    2. nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  2. frivolous; careless; thoughtless
    3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb
  3. sliding along a surface; being slippery
Forms
  • り【うわすべり】Frequency rank: 46,119. – 47,037.
  • すべり【うわすべり】
  • うわすべり
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. superficial; shallow
    2. This meaning refers to something that lacks depth or seriousness, often used to describe remarks, studies, or attitudes that do not address core issues.
    His opinion in the meeting was superficial.
    Superficial explanations cannot solve the problem.
  2. frivolous; careless; thoughtless
    3. This meaning indicates a lack of seriousness or consideration, often applied to behavior or decisions that are seen as irresponsible or trivial.
    She treated the issue with a frivolous attitude.
    There are many thoughtless remarks, making it hard to trust.
  3. sliding along a surface; being slippery
    4. This meaning is used to describe the physical action of sliding or the characteristic of a surface that causes objects to slide easily.
    The road is slippery because of the rain, so please be careful.
    It is difficult to walk on a slippery surface.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to be superficialsuperficial remarksfrivolous discussioncareless attitudeto end up shallowthoughtless understandingsuperficial playslight analysisissues being superficialemotions being shallow
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