短絡的(たんらくてき)

たんらくてき
na-adjective
hasty; simplistic; short-sighted
personality
1. hasty; simplistic; short-sighted; jumping to conclusions
Describes thinking or actions that skip careful consideration and jump directly to a conclusion or result without adequate reasoning. From the electrical term 短絡 (short circuit).
短絡的(たんらくてき)な考(かんが)え方(かた)はよくない。
Simplistic thinking is not good.
問題(もんだい)を短絡的(たんらくてき)に解決(かいけつ)しようとしてはいけない。
You shouldn't try to solve problems in a hasty, simplistic way.
成績(せいせき)が悪(わる)いからといって短絡的(たんらくてき)に塾(じゅく)に通(かよ)わせるのではなく、まず原因(げんいん)を考(かんが)えるべきだ。
Rather than hastily sending them to cram school just because their grades are bad, you should first think about the cause.

From 短絡(たんらく) (short circuit) + 的(てき) (adjectival suffix). Just as a short circuit bypasses the normal path of electricity, 短絡的(たんらくてき) thinking bypasses careful reasoning and jumps straight to a conclusion.

Etymology

短絡(たんらく) originally means 'short circuit' in electrical engineering — when current takes a shortcut, bypassing the intended circuit. The figurative meaning extends to thinking that 'short-circuits' logical steps.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 安直(あんちょく): simplistic, easy-going — implies lazy or convenient thinking
  • 早計(そうけい): premature, hasty — focuses on acting or deciding too quickly
  • 浅(あさ)はか: shallow, thoughtless — emphasizes lack of depth in thinking

Related Words

Compare: 安直(あんちょく) (simplistic, easy-going)
Compare: 浅(あさ)はか (shallow, thoughtless)
Compare: 軽率(けいそつ) (rash)
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Added 2026.3.30 16:52 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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