ろくに

• 読み: ろくに
• ローマ字: rokuni
• 漢字の分解: 碌 (roku) — mediocre, ordinary (kanji form 碌に is rarely used)
• 発音: /ɾo.kɯ.ni/

意味

(Not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough. Always used with negation to express insufficiency.

An adverb that must be followed by a negative form: ろくに～ない (cannot properly ~). Expresses dissatisfaction or criticism about something being done inadequately: ろくに寝ていない (have not slept properly), ろくに勉強しない (does not study properly). Colloquial and slightly critical in tone.

例文

1. 忙しくてろくに食事も取れなかった。
2. 彼はろくに説明もせずに帰ってしまった。
3. ろくに練習しないで試合に出るのは無謀だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: conversation, complaints, daily life

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

Written in kanji as 碌に, from 碌 (roku, mediocre/ordinary). Originally meant 'in an ordinary/proper way,' and with negation became 'not even in an ordinary way' — falling below basic standards.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal