物申す

• 読み: ものもうす
• ローマ字: mono mōsu
• 漢字の分解: 物 (butsu/mono) — thing, general intensifier; 申 (shin/mō) — to say (humble form)
• 発音: /mo.no.moː.sɯ/

意味

To speak up; to raise an objection; to have something important to say; to protest formally.

A compound verb combining 物 (general intensifier for utterances) and 申す (a humble form of 言う). Carries a weighty, formal or literary register suggesting the speaker has a serious statement or objection to raise. Often used in fixed phrases like 一言物申したい (I have something to say) or as a declaration 物申す! Common in written argument and social criticism.

例文

1. 社会の理不尽に物申した先人たちを今日の常識が否定できない。
2. この決定には一言物申したいことがある。
3. 上司の方針に物申すのは勇気がいることだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: protest, criticism, formal speech, social commentary

トーン: assertive

起源と歴史

Classical Japanese compound: 物 (mono, a prefix indicating a significant utterance) + 申す (a humble speech verb). The combination elevates the act of speaking to a formal, serious declaration.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Older adults

社会的背景: Universal