あどけない

• 読み: あどけない
• ローマ字: adokenai
• 発音: /a.do.ke.na.i/

意味

Innocent; childlike; naive; artless. Describes a person or expression that is purely innocent and free from worldly experience.

An i-adjective with a warm, affectionate tone. Typically applied to children whose innocence is endearing, though it may also describe a young adult whose manner is surprisingly childlike. Often found in literary and poetic contexts depicting facial expressions, voices, or eyes that radiate unaffected purity.

例文

1. 五歳の娘のあどけない笑顔に、疲れが吹き飛んだ。
2. 彼はもう二十歳なのに、どこかあどけない雰囲気を持っている。
3. あどけない瞳で世界を見つめる子どもたちの姿が印象的だった。

使い方ガイド

場面: children, literature, poetry, relationships

トーン: affectionate

起源と歴史

Derived from あどけ (artlessness, naivety — now archaic as a standalone noun) + ない (without). The root あど (adverb expressing innocence) dates to classical Japanese poetry.

文化的背景

時代: Classical-Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General