弾 力 性(だんりょくせい)

だんりょくせい

noun

elasticity; resilience; flexibility

science

1. elasticity; resilience

The physical property of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or compressed.

このゴムは弾力性(だんりょくせい)がある。

This rubber has elasticity.

弾力性(だんりょくせい)のある素材(そざい)を使用(しよう)している。

It uses a material with resilience.

年齢(ねんれい)とともに肌(はだ)の弾力性(だんりょくせい)が失(うしな)われていく。

The skin's elasticity is gradually lost with age.

2. flexibility; adaptability

The figurative ability to adapt or respond flexibly to changing circumstances, used for policies, plans, and organizations.

弾力性(だんりょくせい)のある運用(うんよう)が求(もと)められる。

Flexible management is called for.

予算(よさん)に弾力性(だんりょくせい)を持(も)たせることが重要(じゅうよう)だ。

It is important to give the budget some flexibility.

社会(しゃかい)の変化(へんか)に対応(たいおう)できる弾力性(だんりょくせい)のある制度(せいど)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

A system with enough flexibility to respond to social changes is needed.

Combines 弾力(だんりょく) (elasticity) with the suffix 性(せい) (nature/property). Used both for physical materials and figuratively for systems, policies, and approaches that can adapt.

Common collocations

弾力性(だんりょくせい)がある: to have elasticity/flexibility
弾力性(だんりょくせい)を持(も)たせる: to give flexibility to
弾力性(だんりょくせい)に富(と)む: to be rich in resilience
弾力性(だんりょくせい)を失(うしな)う: to lose elasticity
弾力性(だんりょくせい)のある運用(うんよう): flexible management

Similar words

柔軟性(じゅうなんせい): flexibility — broader term for pliability; more commonly used for people and thinking
伸縮性(しんしゅくせい): stretchability — focuses specifically on the ability to stretch and contract
弾力(だんりょく): elasticity — the base noun without the 性(せい) suffix; often used attributively (弾力(だんりょく)のある)

Related Words

Compare: 柔軟性(じゅうなんせい) (flexibility)

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