貧弱

• 読み: ひんじゃく
• ローマ字: hinjaku
• 漢字の分解: 貧 (hin) — poor, lacking; 弱 (jaku) — weak, frail
• 発音: /çiɴ.dʑa.kɯ/

意味

Poor; meagre; frail; weak and lacking substance or strength.

A na-adjective describing something that is lacking in quality, strength, or robustness. Can refer to physical weakness (a frail body), inadequate resources (meagre equipment), or unconvincing arguments. Takes な before nouns (貧弱な体) and だ/です as a predicate. Often carries a critical or negative nuance.

例文

1. 予算が貧弱で十分な設備が揃えられない。
2. 彼は体が貧弱だったが、毎日鍛えて強くなった。
3. 貧弱な根拠では誰も説得できないだろう。

使い方ガイド

場面: criticism, evaluation, description, health

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 貧 (hin, poor/lacking) + 弱 (jaku, weak). Literally 'poor and weak,' combining the ideas of deficiency and frailty.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal