はらむ

• 読み: はらむ
• ローマ字: haramu
• 発音: /ha.ɾa.mɯ/

意味

To be pregnant; to harbour; to contain latent risk or potential. The figurative sense is dominant in formal writing.

A Group 1 (godan) verb with both biological and figurative meanings. Literally, it means to become pregnant or carry a child. In its far more common modern usage, it describes something that contains, harbours, or has the potential for something — especially risks, contradictions, or volatile elements. Common in journalism and analysis: リスクをはらむ (to carry risk), 矛盾をはらむ (to harbour contradictions).

例文

1. その計画は多くのリスクをはらんでいることを忘れてはならない。
2. 彼の発言は深刻な矛盾をはらんでおり、専門家から批判を受けた。
3. 嵐の前の静けさは、大きな変化をはらんでいることが多い。

使い方ガイド

場面: analysis, journalism, risk management, literature

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese はらむ, originally referring to the swelling of the belly during pregnancy. The image of something growing within — unseen but present — naturally extended to abstract notions of latent contents: risks, dangers, or contradictions residing within something apparently simple.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated