闊歩

• 読み: かっぽ
• ローマ字: kappo
• 漢字の分解: 闊 (katsu) — broad, wide, open; 歩 (ho/po) — walk, step
• 発音: /kap.po/

意味

Striding boldly; swaggering; walking with conspicuous confidence or self-importance.

A verbal noun used as 闊歩する (to stride boldly, to walk with swagger). The compound implies both confident, wide-striding movement and a degree of arrogance or self-importance. Often used with mild irony to describe someone moving through a space as if they own it, but can also be used admiringly of purposeful, commanding movement.

例文

1. 幹部たちはオフィスを闊歩しながら部下に指示を出していた。
2. 若い頃は繁華街を闊歩していた彼も、今は静かに余生を送っている。
3. 獅子は草原を悠然と闊歩し、その威厳は圧倒的だった。

使い方ガイド

場面: narrative, character description, journalism, humour

トーン: slightly ironic

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound from 闊 (broad, wide, open) and 歩 (step, walk). Originally described wide, open strides; the connotation of swagger and self-important bearing developed over time.

文化的背景

時代: Traditional–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated