喜怒哀楽

• 読み: きどあいらく
• ローマ字: kidoairaku
• 漢字の分解: 喜 (ki) — joy; 怒 (do) — anger; 哀 (ai) — sorrow; 楽 (raku) — pleasure
• 発音: /ki.do.a.i.ɾa.kɯ/

意味

Human emotions; the full spectrum of feelings represented as joy, anger, grief, and pleasure. A four-character compound (yojijukugo) encompassing all emotional states.

A yojijukugo (four-character idiom) listing the four fundamental human emotions: 喜 (joy), 怒 (anger), 哀 (sorrow), 楽 (pleasure). Used to refer collectively to emotional expressiveness or the full range of human feelings. Phrases like 喜怒哀楽が豊か (emotionally expressive) and 喜怒哀楽を表す (to express one's emotions) are common.

例文

1. 喜怒哀楽を素直に表現できる人は信頼されやすい。
2. 人生は喜怒哀楽の連続だと、祖父はよく言っていた。
3. 彼女の演技は喜怒哀楽のすべてを見事に表現していた。

使い方ガイド

場面: psychology, literature, everyday conversation

トーン: philosophical

起源と歴史

A classical Chinese-derived compound listing the four canonical emotions recognised in Confucian thought. Each character represents a distinct emotional category, together forming a complete map of the human inner world.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal