紋切り型

• 読み: もんきりがた
• ローマ字: monkirigata
• 漢字の分解: 紋 (mon) — crest, pattern; 切 (setsu/ki) — cut; 型 (kei/gata) — mould, type
• 発音: /mo̞ŋkiɾigata/

意味

Stereotyped; formulaic; cliched; boringly conventional and unoriginal.

A compound noun and na-adjective (紋切り型の) meaning something is cut to a standard template, like a kimono crest stencil. Used critically to describe language, behaviour, or responses that are predictably uniform and lack originality or sincerity. Common in literary criticism, journalism, and workplace feedback.

例文

1. 紋切り型の謝罪文では聴衆の納得は得られなかった。
2. 彼の演説は紋切り型の表現ばかりで聴衆を退屈させた。
3. 面接官は紋切り型の回答を嫌い、独自の視点を求めていた。

使い方ガイド

場面: literary criticism, journalism, workplace, communication

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

From 紋切り (cutting kimono crests), referring to the stencils used to stamp identical family crest patterns. Since all pieces cut from the same stencil are identical, the term became a metaphor for rigid, unoriginal uniformity.

文化的背景

時代: Edo

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated