adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. superficial, half-hearted, shallow.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
生半可 なまはんか

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)
half, middle, odd number
ハン なか.ば は (2nd, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
can, passable, mustn't
カ コク -べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)