打診

• 読み: だしん
• ローマ字: dashin
• 漢字の分解: 打 (da/u) — strike, hit; 診 (shin/mi) — examine, diagnose
• 発音: /da.ɕin/

意味

Sounding out; a preliminary inquiry or feeler to gauge another party's interest or opinion before making a formal proposal. Also means medical percussion in clinical contexts.

A noun used with する to form 打診する (to sound out, to approach informally). In everyday usage, the figurative meaning of gauging interest before committing to a proposal far outweighs the medical meaning. Common in business and political contexts when one side wants to test the waters without making a binding offer.

例文

1. 合併の可能性について相手方に打診したが、色よい返事は得られなかった。
2. 転職の意向を上司に打診する前に、状況をよく見極めるべきだ。
3. 党首は連立について水面下で打診を続けていた。

使い方ガイド

場面: business negotiations, politics, job seeking

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 打 (da — to strike) and 診 (shin — to examine, diagnose). Originates from medical percussion, the technique of tapping the body to diagnose internal conditions — metaphorically extended to mean tapping someone's stance to assess the situation.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Professional