非ひ情じょう

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; cruel

Describes a person, attitude, or action that lacks compassion or warmth. Often used in serious or critical contexts.

• 彼かれの非ひ情じょうな態たい度どに、みんな傷きずついた。

  Everyone was hurt by his cold-hearted attitude.

• 非ひ情じょうな決けつ断だんを下くださなければならなかった。

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

insentient; inanimate

Buddhist term contrasting with 有情 (sentient beings). Refers to objects or things without consciousness or feeling. Rare in everyday speech.

Antonyms: 有情

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、非ひ情じょうのものにも仏ぶっ性しょうがあると説とくことがある。

  In Buddhism, it is sometimes taught that even insentient things possess Buddha-nature.