1.
unsettled; irregular; abnormal
Not following the normal or expected pattern. Used especially for unsettled weather and for irregular bodily cycles.
今年は天候が不順だ。
The weather is unsettled this year.
不順な気候が続いている。
Irregular weather continues.
生活が不規則だと、体調が不順になりやすい。
When your lifestyle is irregular, your physical condition easily becomes unstable.
Composed of 不 (not) plus 順 (orderly, smooth). Describes something that departs from its normal, regular pattern.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 天候不順: unsettled weather
- 生理不順: irregular menstruation
- 不順な気候: irregular climate
GRAMMAR:
Used as a na-adjective (不順な天気) and very often as the second half of compound nouns like 天候不順.