哀切

• 読み: あいせつ
• ローマ字: aisetsu
• 漢字の分解: 哀 (ai) — grief, sorrow; 切 (setsu) — acute, heartfelt, earnest
• 発音: /a.i.se.tsɯ/

意味

Pathetic; touching; plaintive; sorrowful. Describes something that is so steeped in sorrow it cuts to the heart.

A na-adjective used in literary and artistic contexts to describe music, poetry, or expression that carries a penetrating, heartbreaking quality. It conveys a sorrow that is not merely sad but acute and emotionally piercing. Appears commonly in literary criticism and arts writing.

例文

1. 彼女の奏でる哀切なメロディーが、聴衆の涙を誘った。
2. 孤独な老人の手紙には哀切な思いがにじんでいた。
3. 戦場で書かれたその詩には哀切な響きがあった。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, music, art, obituaries

トーン: solemn

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound. 哀 (ai) means sorrow, 切 (setsu) means acute, pressing, or heartfelt. Together they describe something so sorrowful it cuts to the heart, evoking an almost physical emotional pain in the listener or reader.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated