物怖じする

• 読み: ものおじする
• ローマ字: monooji suru
• 漢字の分解: 物 (butsu/mono) — thing, general intensifier; 怖 (fu/oji) — fear, frightening
• 発音: /mo.no.o.dʑi.sɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To be timid; to be easily intimidated; to shrink back from challenges out of shyness or fear.

A する-compound verb from 物怖じ (timidity, being easily daunted). Frequently appears in the negative form — 物怖じしない (undaunted, fearless) — which is a common compliment in Japanese professional and social contexts. The positive affirmation of courage in the face of daunting situations makes this a key N1 vocabulary item.

例文

1. 彼女は初対面の人にも物怖じせず堂々と話す。
2. 大舞台でも物怖じしない精神力が彼の強みだ。
3. 初めての海外出張で物怖じする様子も見せず交渉を成功させた。

使い方ガイド

場面: personality, workplace, social situations, praise

トーン: evaluative

起源と歴史

Compound of 物 (mono, a general intensifying prefix for psychological states) and 怖じ (fear — from 怖じる, to be afraid). 物怖じ as a noun means a fearful or timid disposition.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal