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(kanji info)
  1. 1. [adj-na, n] superficial; half-hearted; shallow

Conjugation — Adjective (―na)

This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.

Attributive (before a noun) (namahankana)
Non-past, plain (namahankada)
Non-past, polite (namahankadesu)
Past, plain (namahankadatta)
Past, polite (namahankadeshita)
Negative, plain (namahankajanai)
Negative, polite (namahankajanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (namahankajanakatta)
Past negative, polite (namahankajanakattadesu)
Te-form (namahankade)
Conditional (―nara) (namahankanara)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

I'd rather not have those written by people who only know their work imperfectly.