情じょうに脆もろい

じょ

う

に

も

ろ

い

Meanings

1

expression, i-adjective

soft-hearted; sentimental; easily moved by emotion

Describes a person who is easily swayed by feelings, pity, or compassion; often implies a gentle but sometimes impractical nature.

彼かれは情じょうにもろいから、泣なき落おとしに弱よわい。
He's soft-hearted, so he's susceptible to tearful pleas.
情じょうに

もろい

人ひと

は

、

人ひと

の

話はなし

を

聞き

く

と

すぐ

同どう

情じょう

し

て

しまう

。

Soft-hearted people quickly feel sympathy when they hear someone's story.

Written forms

情じょうに脆もろい
Standard kanji spelling using 脆い.
情じょうにもろい
Kana spelling of 脆い is common in everyday writing.

Kanji

情feelings, emotion, passion
脆brittle, fragile, easy to beat

Similar words

心こころが弱よわい
心が弱い means 'weak-willed' or 'lacking mental strength', while 情にもろい specifically refers to being emotionally soft or easily moved by compassion.
涙なみだもろい
涙もろい means 'easily moved to tears', focusing on crying easily, whereas 情にもろい covers a broader emotional susceptibility beyond just tears.

Etymology

Compound of 情 (emotion, compassion) + に (particle) + 脆い (brittle, fragile). The phrase literally means 'brittle to emotion', figuratively describing someone whose emotional defenses are easily broken.