弁舌

• 読み: べんぜつ
• ローマ字: benzetsu
• 漢字の分解: 弁 (ben) — speech, argument, plead; 舌 (zetsu) — tongue
• 発音: /ben.zetsɯ/

意味

Eloquence; oratory; speech; rhetoric. The ability or manner of speaking persuasively and fluently.

A formal noun highlighting the quality or style of one's spoken expression. 弁舌さわやか (crisp, fluent oratory) and 弁舌が立つ (to be eloquent) are common collocations. Often used admiringly in literary or journalistic contexts when describing skilled orators, debaters, or persuasive speakers. Closely related to 雄弁 (eloquence), but 弁舌 focuses more on the style and manner of speech itself.

例文

1. 彼の弁舌は鋭く、聴衆を瞬く間に引き込む力を持っていた。
2. 弁舌さわやかな営業マンは、難しい商談もうまくまとめてしまう。
3. 弁舌よりも実績で評価されるべきだという意見が、会議室に広まった。

使い方ガイド

場面: oratory, business, politics, literature

トーン: admiring

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound. 弁 relates to speaking and arguing (as in 弁護), 舌 means tongue — together evoking the image of the tongue as the instrument of speech and persuasion.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal