非効率的(ひこうりつてき)

The negative counterpart of 効率的(こうりつてき) (efficient), formed by adding the prefix 非(ひ) (non-; un-). Commonly used in business and organizational contexts to criticize processes, systems, or methods that waste time and resources.

Common collocations

• 非効率的(ひこうりつてき)な業務(ぎょうむ): inefficient operations
• 非効率的(ひこうりつてき)な使(つか)い方(かた): inefficient use
• 非効率的(ひこうりつてき)な組織(そしき): inefficient organization
• 非効率的(ひこうりつてき)な運営(うんえい): inefficient management

THE PREFIX 非(ひ):
The prefix 非(ひ) negates the meaning of a word, similar to English "un-" or "non-":

• 非公式(ひこうしき): unofficial
• 非常識(ひじょうしき): lacking common sense
• 非現実的(ひげんじつてき): unrealistic
• 非合理的(ひごうりてき): irrational

Similar words

• 効率(こうりつ)が悪(わる)い: inefficient — a more colloquial way to express the same idea
• 無駄(むだ)が多(おお)い: wasteful — focuses on the waste produced rather than the inefficiency of the process
• 非生産的(ひせいさんてき): unproductive — emphasizes lack of output rather than poor use of resources