非ひ社しゃ交こう的てき

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Meanings

1

unsociable; retiring; solitude-loving

Describes a person who avoids social interaction, preferring solitude. Often used as a personality descriptor.

彼かれは非ひ社しゃ交こう的てきな性せい格かくで、週しゅう末まつはいつも一人ひとりで過すごしている。
He has an unsociable personality and always spends weekends alone.

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Usage patterns

非ひ社しゃ交こう的てきな〈人ひと〉an unsociable person
彼かれは非ひ社しゃ交こう的てきな人ひとで、パーティーにはめったに参さん加かしない。
He's an unsociable person and rarely attends parties.
非ひ社しゃ交こう的てきな性せい格かくan unsociable personality
彼かの女じょは昔むかしから非ひ社しゃ交こう的てきな性せい格かくだった。
She has always had an unsociable personality.

Kanji

非un-, mistake, negative
社company, firm, office
交mingle, mixing, association
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words

内ない向こう的てきN1
内向的 describes an introverted, inward-focused personality, while 非社交的 specifically emphasizes avoidance of social contact rather than inner thought.
引ひっ込こみ思じ案あん
引っ込み思案 describes a shy, hesitant reluctance to put oneself forward, whereas 非社交的 more broadly describes a general dislike of socializing.

Opposites

社しゃ交こう的てきN2
社交的 describes someone who enjoys and seeks out social interaction, the direct opposite of 非社交的.

Don't confuse with

社しゃ会かい的てきN3
社会的 means 'social' or 'societal' in a neutral, descriptive sense, while 非社交的 means 'unsociable', describing someone who avoids interacting with others.

Built from

非ひ+社しゃ交こう的てき

Etymology

Compound of 非 (hi-, 'non-') + 社交 (shakō, 'social interaction') + 的 (-teki, '-like').