言い回し

Japanese JLPT N1 Vocabulary Japanese ★★★ 3/5 neutral いいまわしiimawashi
読み いいまわし
ローマ字 iimawashi
漢字の分解 言 (i/gen) — to say, words | 回 (mawa/kai) — to turn, to circulate
発音 /iː.ma.wa.ɕi/

意味

Expression; turn of phrase; phrasing. The specific way in which something is worded or said.

A noun formed from 言い (saying) and 回し (turning, circling), conveying the idea of manouvering words to produce a particular effect. It focuses on how something is said rather than what is said — covering idioms, euphemisms, rhetorical flourishes, and distinctive stylistic choices. Commonly discussed in the context of translation, literary style, and interpersonal communication.

例文

  1. 彼の独特な言い回しは、長年の読者に強い印象を残してきた。
  2. 同じ内容でも言い回し一つで受け取られ方がまったく変わる。
  3. 古典文学には現代では使われない独特な言い回しが頻繁に登場する。

使い方ガイド

場面: literary style, rhetoric, translation, communication

トーン: analytical

起源と歴史

From 言い (the continuative form of 言う, 'to say') and 回し (the stem of 回す, 'to turn, to handle'). The compound suggests artful manipulation of language — 'turning words' to achieve a desired effect.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal

関連フレーズ

仮名 Kana; the Japanese phonetic syllabary comprising hiragana and katakana, developed from simplified Chinese characters. 侘び寂び Wabi-sabi; a Japanese aesthetic that finds beauty in imperfection, incompleteness, and transience. An appreciation for the humble, weathered, and irregular. 俳句 Haiku; a traditional Japanese poem of 17 syllables in three lines (5-7-5), typically evoking nature, a season, and a single vivid moment. 入門 Introduction; a primer or entry into a field of study. Also: the formal act of becoming a disciple under a master in a traditional art. 和歌 Waka; traditional Japanese poetry, particularly the tanka form with a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable structure. The classical poetic tradition of Japan as distinguished from Chinese verse. 和紙 Washi; traditional handmade Japanese paper crafted from plant fibres such as kozo (mulberry). A material central to Japanese literary, artistic, and cultural heritage. 四字熟語 A four-character idiom; a compound of four kanji forming a fixed idiomatic expression, often of Chinese origin. Known in English as yojijukugo. 常用漢字 Jōyō kanji; the official list of commonly used Chinese characters in contemporary Japanese.
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