弾力

• 読み: だんりょく
• ローマ字: danryoku
• 漢字の分解: 弾 (dan) — to spring, bounce | 力 (ryoku) — power, force
• 発音: /dan.ɾjo.kɯ/

意味

Elasticity; flexibility; resilience. The capacity to spring back or adapt after pressure or change.

A noun with both literal meanings (the physical springiness of a material) and important figurative meanings. In policy, business, and law, 弾力を持たせる (to build in flexibility) and 弾力的な運用 (flexible application) are standard phrases. The figurative use emphasises adaptive capacity in the face of changing circumstances, making it close in meaning to 柔軟性 (flexibility) but with a connotation of active resilience.

例文

1. 制度に弾力を持たせることで、変化する状況にも柔軟に対応できる。
2. このクッション素材は弾力があり、長時間座っていても疲れにくい。
3. 弾力的な働き方を導入した結果、社員の生産性と満足度が向上した。

使い方ガイド

場面: policy, materials, business, labour relations

トーン: practical

起源と歴史

Compound of 弾 (dan) meaning 'to spring, bounce, pluck' and 力 (ryoku) meaning 'power, force'. Together they capture the energy stored in a compressed or bent object that enables it to return to its original form.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Working professionals