拵える

• 読み: こしらえる
• ローマ字: koshiraeru
• 漢字の分解: 拵 (koshi) — to make, prepare (kokuji, Japanese-made character)
• 発音: /ko.ɕi.ɾa.e.ɾɯ/

意味

To make; to create; to prepare; to put together; to fabricate. Implies hands-on crafting or preparation with care.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb. Has a somewhat old-fashioned or literary flavour compared to the neutral 作る (tsukuru), making it a hallmark of N1-level vocabulary. Used for making food (料理を拵える), crafting objects from scratch, or even fabricating excuses (言い訳を拵える = to cook up an excuse). The nuance of deliberate, hands-on construction distinguishes it from more casual synonyms.

例文

1. 祖母が手早く煮物を拵えてくれた。
2. 彼はもっともらしい言い訳を拵えて遅刻を誤魔化した。
3. 大工は依頼人の要望に合わせて棚を拵えた。

使い方ガイド

場面: cooking, craftsmanship, excuses, daily life

トーン: informal

起源と歴史

Of uncertain etymology. The kanji 拵 combines the hand radical (扌) with a complex component but is a Japanese-made character (国字, kokuji) not found in Chinese, reflecting a purely Japanese coinage.

文化的背景

時代: Historical

世代: Older adults

社会的背景: Universal