不健康|ふけんこうfukenkou[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- na-adjective, nounpoor health; ill health; unhealthy
Conjugation
| Plain form | 不健康(ふけんこう) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 不健康です(ふけんこうです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 不健康ではない(ふけんこうではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 不健康ではありません(ふけんこうではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 不健康だった(ふけんこうだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 不健康ではなかった(ふけんこうではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 不健康で(ふけんこうで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 不健康に(ふけんこうに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 不健康なら(ふけんこうなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym病弱びょうじゃくWrittenA written word for someone with a weak constitution who falls ill often; it covers only physical frailty, while 「不健康」 can also describe a lifestyle that harms health.
- Synonym不健全ふけんぜんWrittenA written word for what is unsound in mind, thinking, or institutions — e.g. public finances or social morals; its scope leans toward the social level.
- Antonym健康けんこうNeutralThe direct opposite of 「不健康」: a good state of body and mind. Neutral in register and by far the most common of these words.
Use 「不健康」 for a lifestyle or diet that harms health, 「病弱」 for someone frail and often ill, and 「不健全」 for a poor social climate or unsound institutions.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


