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unbalanced; mismatched; ill-suited; disproportionate
A state where two things do not match well in terms of status, appearance, ability, or value. Often used about couples, outfits, or combinations that seem incongruent.
不釣り合いなカップルだ。
They're a mismatched couple.
年齢に不釣り合いな服装をしている。
The outfit doesn't suit their age.
高級レストランには不釣り合いなカジュアルな格好で入ってしまった。
I ended up entering a fancy restaurant in a casually dressed outfit that didn't suit the place at all.
Can function as both a noun and a na-adjective. Used with な before nouns and with だ/です as a predicate.
Formed from 不 (non-) + 釣り合い (balance, proportion). The antonym is 釣り合い (balance, match).
PARTICLE PATTERNS:
- Xに不釣り合いな Y (Y that doesn't match X)
- XとYは不釣り合いだ (X and Y are mismatched)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 不釣り合いなカップル (mismatched couple)
- 身分に不釣り合いな (ill-suited to one's status)
- 不釣り合いな組み合わせ (incongruent combination)