非情

ひじょう
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1

Cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling or cruel — describes a person or action lacking compassion.

Na-AdjectiveNoun Taking 'の'Noun

Examples

上司の非情な決断に、社員たちは驚きと失望を隠せなかった。

Employees couldn't hide their shock and disappointment at their boss's cold-hearted decision.

その作品は非情な現実を淡々と描いている。

That work depicts a harsh reality in an unemotional manner.

2

Buddhist term meaning insentient or inanimate (non-sentient beings or objects), contrasted with sentient beings.

Na-AdjectiveNoun Taking 'の'NounBuddhism

Examples

仏教では有情と非情を区別して論じることがある。

In Buddhism, there is sometimes a distinction made between sentient beings and insentient things.

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