非力な（ひりきな、hirikina）
- weak

The Japanese word 非力な (ひりきな) describes someone or something that is weak, powerless, or lacking strength. 非力な can refer to physical weakness, lack of ability, or inability to influence a situation. It implies a sense of inadequacy or limitation.

⚫︎ 非力な体 Translation: Weak body ⚫︎ 非力な私には、それはできませんでした。 Translation: I couldn't do that because I was powerless. ⚫︎ 非力な政府 Translation: Ineffective government

⚫︎ 非力な is used to describe a state of weakness or lack of power. ⚫︎ You can use it to describe a person, an organization, or even an object. ⚫︎ It often conveys a feeling of helplessness or being at a disadvantage.

⚫︎ The word is written using the kanji 非力な. ⚫︎ The reading is ひりきな in hiragana. ⚫︎ The kanji 非 means "non-," "un-," or "not." ⚫︎ The kanji 力 means "power" or "strength." ⚫︎ な is an adjectival suffix. ⚫︎ There are no other ways to write this word. ⚫︎ The okurigana is standard, with な as the adjectival ending.

⚫︎ 弱い (よわい) - weak ⚫︎ 無力な (むりょくな) - powerless, helpless ⚫︎ 力不足 (ちからぶそく) - lacking strength, insufficient power ⚫︎ 非力 (ひりき) - powerlessness (used as a noun) ⚫︎ 弱々しい (よわよわしい) - feeble, frail

⚫︎ 力強い (ちからづよい) - strong, powerful ⚫︎ 強力な (きょうりょくな) - powerful, strong ⚫︎ 有能な (ゆうのうな) - capable, competent ⚫︎ 強い (つよい) - strong

非力な私には、その荷物を運ぶことはできませんでした。 ・Translation: I, being weak, couldn't carry that luggage. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 非力な to describe the speaker's physical inability to carry the luggage because they are lacking strength.

非力なチームは試合に負けてしまいました。 ・Translation: The weak team lost the match. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 非力な to describe the team's lack of ability, leading to their defeat in the match.

The word 非力な is formed from the kanji 非 (hi), meaning "non-," "un-," or "not," and 力 (chikara or ryoku), meaning "power" or "strength." The adjectival suffix な (na) is added to make it an adjective. Therefore, it literally means "not having power" or "powerless."