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安っぽい

やすっぽい

cheap-looking

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Examples

  1. 安っぽい指輪だ。

    やすっぽいゆびわだ。

    It's a cheap-looking ring.

  2. この家具は安っぽく見える。

    このかぐはやすっぽくみえる。

    This furniture looks cheap.

  3. 値段は高いのに安っぽいデザインだ。

    ねだんはたかいのにやすっぽいデザインだ。

    It's expensive, yet the design looks cheap.

  4. 安っぽい言葉では気持ちは伝わらない。

    やすっぽいことばではきもちはつたわらない。

    Cheap words won't convey how you feel.

Common patterns

安っぽく見える
to look cheap
安っぽいデザイン
a tacky design
安っぽい言葉
hollow, cheap words

Memory tip

〜っぽい means "has the air of", so this is about appearance, not price: something costly can still look 安っぽい. Always critical, and it extends to words and emotions that feel shallow.

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