埋没

• 読み: まいぼつ
• ローマ字: maibotsu
• 漢字の分解: 埋 (mai/u) — to bury; 没 (botsu) — to sink, submerge
• 発音: /ma.i.bo.tsɯ/

意味

Burial; being buried; obscurity. Refers to being submerged, lost, or forgotten within a larger mass.

A noun also used as a する verb, describing both literal burial and figurative submersion into obscurity. 才能が埋没する ('talent being buried unrecognised') is a common figurative use. Encountered frequently in literary, academic, and social commentary contexts to describe individuals or ideas lost within systems or crowds.

例文

1. 彼の才能は組織の中で埋没してしまっている。
2. 歴史の中に埋没した記録を掘り起こす作業は困難だ。
3. 大都市では個人が集団の中に埋没しやすい。

使い方ガイド

場面: academic writing, social commentary, literature

トーン: reflective

起源と歴史

From 埋 (mai/u) meaning 'to bury' and 没 (botsu) meaning 'to sink, submerge.' Together they convey the image of being buried and sunk below the surface.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated