Japanese symbol for “frivolity”
軽佻浮薄
けいちょうふはく
Romaji: keichoufuhaku
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
In Japanese, frivolity is 軽佻浮薄, read けいちょうふはく (keichoufuhaku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, n frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “frivolity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 風来 | ふうらい fuurai | frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism |
| 軽佻浮華 | けいちょうふか keichoufuka | frivolity; superficiality; fickleness |
| 浮華 | ふか fuka | empty show; frivolity; levity |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気軽 | きがる kigaru | carefree; buoyant; lighthearted |
| 手軽 | てがる tegaru | easy; simple; informal |
| 軽い | かるい karui | light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) |
| 軽減 | けいげん keigen | abatement; reduction |
| 軽傷 | けいしょう keishou | minor injury |
| 軽視 | けいし keishi | making light of; thinking little of; slighting |
| 軽佻 | けいちょう keichou | flippant; frivolous; thoughtless |
| 軽佻浮華 | けいちょうふか keichoufuka | frivolity; superficiality; fickleness |
| 浮気 | うわき uwaki | extramarital sex; affair; fooling around |
| 薄い | うすい usui | thin (of an object) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “frivolity”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.