繰言

• 読み: くりごと
• ローマ字: kurigoto
• 漢字の分解: 繰 (ku/ku) — to reel, to repeat; 言 (gen/i/koto) — word, speech, to say
• 発音: /kɯɾiɡoto/

意味

Repetitive complaint; grumbling; nagging. Refers to repeatedly voicing the same grievance or lament.

A somewhat literary or old-fashioned noun for the act of grumbling the same complaints over and over. Carries a mild negative connotation — it implies the speaker finds the repetition tiresome or unhelpful. Often used when describing an elderly person or someone stuck in resentment.

例文

1. 祖父は酒が入ると、若い頃の苦労話を繰言のように話し続けた。
2. 繰言を言っても状況は変わらない、前を向くしかない。
3. 彼女の繰言を聞き流すのも、長い付き合いの術だった。

使い方ガイド

場面: family, elderly speech, literature, daily life

トーン: slightly negative

起源と歴史

Compound of 繰り (the gerund form of 繰る, to reel/repeat) and 言 (koto/goto, word/speech). The image is of words being wound out repeatedly like thread from a spool.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Older adults

社会的背景: Universal