念押し

• 読み: ねんおし
• ローマ字: nenoshi
• 漢字の分解: 念 (nen) — thought, care, attention; 押 (o/oshi) — push, press
• 発音: /nen.o.ɕi/

意味

Confirmation; double-checking; pressing a point to make sure it is understood. Re-emphasising something to ensure no misunderstanding arises.

A noun and suru-verb (念押しする). The phrase 念を押す is a common verbal form meaning to make sure, to confirm, or to drive a point home. Unlike 確認 (confirmation as a general act of checking), 念押し has a nuance of emphatic insistence — repeating or reinforcing a point because one is not fully confident it has been taken on board.

例文

1. 会議の前に念押しの連絡を入れておくのが、彼女の習慣だ。
2. 一度言ったことでも、念押しして確認するのが安全だ。
3. 念を押したのに、相手は約束した内容を忘れていた。

使い方ガイド

場面: business communication, everyday life, interpersonal relations

トーン: careful

起源と歴史

From 念 (nen — thought, care, attention) and 押し (oshi — pushing, pressing). Together they convey the idea of pressing something firmly into the other person's awareness so it cannot be forgotten or misunderstood.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal