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チャラい (ちゃらい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
i-adjective
flashy ; gaudy ; cheesy
Describes a person, style, or behavior that is showy, insincere, or trying too hard to be cool, often with a negative or mocking tone. Related to チャラチャラ (sense 3).
See also: チャラチャラ
彼かれ は チャラい けど 、 実じつ は 真面目まじめ な ところ も ある 。
He seems cheesy, but he actually has a serious side too.
Similar words チャラチャラ An adverb or to-adverb meaning flashy, shallow, or jingling; チャラい is the adjective form derived from it, used to describe people or things.
Etymology Derived from the mimetic word チャラチャラ, which imitates a jingling sound and by extension a flashy, shallow manner. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is a modern slang formation.
