諧謔

• 読み: かいぎゃく
• ローマ字: kaigyaku
• 漢字の分解: 諧 (kai) — harmonious, jesting; 謔 (gyaku) — jest, playfulness
• 発音: /kai.ɡʲa.kɯ/

意味

Humour; wit; pleasantry; jest. Refined, clever humour in speech or writing.

A literary and formal noun used to describe an elevated sense of humour or the quality of wit. Often seen in descriptions of authors or characters who possess a dry or clever comic sensibility. Less common in everyday speech, it is more at home in criticism, essays, and literary biography.

例文

1. 彼の文章には諧謔が溢れ、読者を笑わせる。
2. 諧謔を交えながらも、深い洞察を示す作家だった。
3. その演説は諧謔に富んでいて、聴衆を惹きつけた。

使い方ガイド

場面: literary criticism, academic writing, classical literature

トーン: literary

起源と歴史

From classical Chinese 諧謔 (xié xuè). 諧 means harmonious or humorous; 謔 means to jest or joke. Together they describe witty, playful banter of a refined kind.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated