成り行き

• 読み: なりゆき
• ローマ字: nariyuki
• 漢字の分解: 成 (sei/naru) — to become, to be accomplished; 行 (kou/yuku) — to go, to proceed
• 発音: /na.ɾi.jɯ.ki/

意味

Course of events; natural development; outcome. Refers to how a situation unfolds without deliberate intervention — the natural flow of things.

A noun describing the organic progression of events. 成り行きを見守る (to watch how things unfold), 成り行き任せ (leaving things to chance), and 成り行きに任せる (to go with the flow) are common expressions. It implies things happening naturally without being forced — sometimes conveying resignation, sometimes openness. Distinct from 結果 (result), which focuses on the endpoint, as 成り行き emphasises the unfolding process.

例文

1. 話し合いの成り行きを慎重に見守った結果、交渉は無事まとまった。
2. 成り行きに任せて行動するのではなく、明確な目標を持つべきだ。
3. 二人の出会いは偶然の成り行きから始まった恋だった。

使い方ガイド

場面: everyday speech, business, narrative, reflection

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From the verb 成り行く (to develop, to turn out), composed of 成る (to become) and 行く (to go). Expresses the idea of events naturally going toward a certain outcome.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal