殊更

• 読み: ことさら
• ローマ字: kotosara
• 漢字の分解: 殊 (shu/koto) — special, particular, different; 更 (kō/sara) — further, renew, still more
• 発音: /ko.to.sa.ɾa/

意味

Deliberately; particularly; especially; intentionally. Indicates that something is done on purpose or with special emphasis, often implying unnecessary exaggeration.

An adverb (and sometimes na-adjective) that highlights deliberate or emphatic intent. It often carries a slightly critical nuance, suggesting the action is more exaggerated than necessary — as in making an unnecessary point of doing something or drawing unwarranted attention to it.

例文

1. 彼女は殊更大声で笑い、その場の全員に自分の存在を示した。
2. 殊更難しい言葉を使わなくても、分かりやすく説明できるはずだ。
3. 彼は相手の失敗を殊更に取り上げ、自信をそごうとした。

使い方ガイド

場面: criticism, literature, rhetoric, interpersonal

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

Compound of 殊 (koto, special/particular) and 更 (sara, further/still more). Together they convey the sense of going out of one's way to do something, or doing something to a marked and deliberate degree.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated