1.
unhealthy; unwholesome; unsound
Not healthy or wholesome, either physically, mentally, or morally. Used for conditions, environments, relationships, finances, or content deemed harmful or improper.
不健全な生活を送る。
To lead an unhealthy lifestyle.
この内容は青少年に不健全だ。
This content is unwholesome for young people.
不健全な財政状態が長く続くと、経営が危うくなる。
If an unsound financial condition continues for a long time, management will be at risk.
The negated form of 健全 (healthy, sound), created by adding the prefix 不 (un-, non-). Functions as a な-adjective.
FORMS:
- 不健全な + noun — attributive (unwholesome ~)
- 不健全だ — predicative (is unwholesome)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 不健全な生活 — unhealthy lifestyle
- 不健全な環境 — unwholesome environment
- 不健全な関係 — unhealthy relationship
- 不健全な財政 — unsound finances
- 不健全図書 — unwholesome publications (official term in content regulation)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 健全 — healthy; sound; wholesome (the positive form)
- 不衛生 — unsanitary; unhygienic (focuses on cleanliness)
- 有害 — harmful; noxious (stronger, implies actual damage)