貧弱|ひんじゃくhinjaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nounpoor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby; insubstantial
   私のドイツ語どいつごの知識ちしきは貧弱ひんじゃくです。↗

   My knowledge of German is poor.

• Synonym乏しいとぼしいNeutralMeans lacking or scarce, as in 「経験に乏しい」; 「貧弱」 focuses on a frail physique or thin, unimpressive content.
• Synonym貧しいまずしいNeutralMeans poor—little income and a hard life—and by extension scant or lacking; 「貧弱」 centers on a weak body or meagre content.
• Related不十分ふじゅうぶんNeutralMeans insufficient or inadequate—falling short of what is needed; 「貧弱」 stresses thinness or shabbiness rather than a simple shortfall.
• Related手薄てうすNeutralCovers shortages of manpower or thin defenses, as in 「警備が手薄」; 「貧弱」 is about frail physique or meagre content.
• Related不足ふそくNeutralA shortage of quantity, ability, awareness and the like, as in 「能力不足」「認識不足」; 「貧弱」 stresses thinness or shabbiness.
• Relatedお寒いおさむいCasualColloquial and ironic, for a sorry, disappointing state as in 「お寒い状況」; 「貧弱」 is a more objective description.
• Antonym豊富ほうふNeutralAntonym on the rich-versus-meagre axis: plentiful and abundant, the direct opposite of 「貧弱」's thinness.
• Antonym強靭きょうじんWrittenWritten, formal word for toughness and resilience; the antonym of 「貧弱」 in strength versus weakness.
• Antonym立派りっぱNeutralSplendid and imposing; the antonym of 「貧弱」 on the impressive-versus-shabby axis.

Use 「貧弱」 for a frail physique or thin, shabby content, as in 「貧弱な体」「貧弱な語彙」. For plain lack use 「乏しい」, for understaffing 「手薄」, for insufficiency 「不足」. Antonyms: 「豊富」 (abundant), 「立派」 (imposing), 「強靭」 (tough).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 乏とぼしく、頼たよりないさま。
2. 見劣みおとりするさま。みすぼらしいさま。
3. 乏とぼしく、頼たよりない。
4. 見劣みおとりする。みすぼらしい。