ひんそう
Hinsou
Other forms: 貧素
貧相 (Hinsou) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “poor-looking, impoverished-looking, scrawny (e.g. figure), thin-looking”.
Meanings
- na-adjective, nounpoor-looking; impoverished-looking
- na-adjective, nounscrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal); meagre; meager; insubstantial
Examples
貧相な身なりをしているからといって、人を軽べつしてはいけない。
You must not despise a man because he is poorly dressed.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).