含蓄

• 読み: がんちく
• ローマ字: ganchiku
• 漢字の分解: 含 (gan) — contain, hold within; 蓄 (chiku) — store, accumulate
• 発音: /ɡaɴ.tɕi.kɯ/

意味

Implication; depth; suggestiveness; the quality of containing rich meaning beneath a simple surface.

A noun used to describe the hidden depth or resonance in a piece of writing, speech, or art. 含蓄がある means 'to be pregnant with meaning' or 'to be thought-provoking'. It is highly valued in Japanese aesthetic discourse — a poem or aphorism with 含蓄 rewards repeated contemplation. The term appears frequently in literary criticism and discussions of classical poetry.

例文

1. 師の言葉は短くても含蓄があり、長年考え続けるほどの深みがあった。
2. 含蓄ある表現を用いることで、文章に奥行きが生まれる。
3. 彼の詩には含蓄があり、読むたびに新たな意味が見えてくる。

使い方ガイド

場面: literary criticism, poetry, rhetoric

トーン: appreciative

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound. 含 means 'to contain, to hold within' and 蓄 means 'to store, to accumulate'. Together they evoke the image of meaning stored and contained within a compact expression.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Literary/Intellectual