諄々

• 読み: じゅんじゅん
• ローマ字: junjun
• 漢字の分解: 諄 (jun) — earnest, verbose, patient in speech (doubled for emphasis)
• 発音: /dʑɯn.dʑɯn/

意味

Earnestly; patiently; at length. Describes the manner of explaining or advising someone carefully and repeatedly.

An adverbial expression (諄々と) or taru-adjective. The doubled character 諄 carries the sense of verbose, earnest, and persistent explanation. Typically describes a teacher, parent, or authority figure who explains something at length and with care — the nuance can be admiring (patient and thorough) or mildly negative (repetitive to the point of tedium). Often appears as 諄々と説く (to explain earnestly at length).

例文

1. 先生は生徒に諄々と理由を説き聞かせたが、なかなか腑に落ちないようだった。
2. 何度も諄々と注意したにもかかわらず、同じミスが繰り返された。
3. 諄々と語り聞かせる親の姿に、子は反発しながらも心のどこかで感謝していた。

使い方ガイド

場面: education, mentorship, parenting, literary description

トーン: patient or slightly tedious

起源と歴史

Reduplication of 諄 (jun), meaning 'verbose, earnest, patient in speech'. The doubled form intensifies the sense of sustained, careful, and thorough verbal guidance. Appears in both classical Chinese and Japanese texts.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated