脆い

• 読み: もろい
• ローマ字: moroi
• 漢字の分解: 脆 (zei/moro) — brittle, fragile, weak
• 発音: /mo.ɾoi/

意味

Brittle; fragile; weak. Easily broken, crumbled, or overcome.

An i-adjective describing physical fragility (脆い地盤, fragile ground) or emotional/mental weakness (精神的に脆い, emotionally fragile; 涙に脆い, easily moved to tears). Can also describe defences or systems that collapse easily: 脆い守備 (weak defence). Carries a nuance of vulnerability rather than simple smallness.

例文

1. 地震で脆い建物が次々と崩れた。
2. 彼は見た目は強そうだが、精神的には脆い。
3. 涙に脆くて、映画を見るたびに泣いてしまう。

使い方ガイド

場面: descriptions, emotions, construction

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Native Japanese word. The kanji 脆 contains the flesh/body radical (月) and the danger element (危), suggesting a body that is susceptible to breaking — vulnerability in physical form.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal