Meaning of “Joujaku(情弱)”

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2022-07-21 · by Kei in Slang

“Joujaku(情弱)” means information poor.
“Jou(情)” is an abstraction for “Jouhou(情報)” which means information.
“Jaku(弱)” is an abstraction for “Jakusha(弱者)” which means weak person.
“Joujaku(情弱)” is a kind of slang.

The opposite word of it is “Joukyou(情強)”.
“Jou(情)” is an abstraction for “Jouhou(情報)” which means information.
“Kyou(強)” is an abstraction for “Kyousha(強者)” which means strogn person.

Example Conversation

A: No, it might be common, everyone knows it.
B: Sorry, I didn’t know it because I’m Joujaku(情弱)…
A: Oh, I’m not Joukyou(情強) but it went viral.

A: いやいや、それは常識でしょう
B: ごめん、おれ情弱だから知らんかったわ…。
A: いやー、俺も情強ってわけじゃないけど、めっちゃバズってたよ。

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