言い含める

• 読み: いいふくめる
• ローマ字: iifukumeru
• 漢字の分解: 言 (gen/i) — speak, say; 含 (gan/fuku) — contain, include, impart
• 発音: /i.i.ɸɯ.kɯ.me.ɾɯ/

意味

To give careful private instructions; to caution someone beforehand; to tell someone what to do or not do in no uncertain terms.

A Group 2 (ichidan) compound verb combining 言う (to say) and 含める (to include/impart). 言い含める implies that the speaker has taken care to convey instructions clearly and privately — often to prevent a mistake or indiscretion. The object is usually a person who is younger, less experienced, or in a dependent position. It is more directive than 頼む (to ask) and more intimate than 命じる (to order).

例文

1. 母は旅に出る前に子どもたちに、見知らぬ人についていかないよう言い含めた。
2. 部長は新入社員に機密情報の扱い方を丁寧に言い含めておいた。
3. しっかり言い含めておいたつもりだったのに、後から誤解が生じた。

使い方ガイド

場面: family, workplace, education, literature

トーン: instructive

起源と歴史

Compound of 言う (to speak) and 含める (to include, to impart; from 含 meaning to hold in the mouth/to incorporate). The image is of carefully placing words inside someone's understanding, ensuring the message is absorbed.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: General