のさばる

• 読み: のさばる
• ローマ字: nosabaru
• 発音: /no.sa.ba.ɾɯ/

意味

To act arrogantly; to dominate and behave without restraint; to run rampant; to spread unchecked.

A Group 1 (godan) verb typically written in hiragana. のさばる describes a person or entity that overreaches its appropriate boundaries — behaving with unearned arrogance, taking up excessive space in a social or organisational hierarchy, or simply running rampant without anyone to check them. It has a strong negative connotation and implies that the subject lacks the standing or permission to behave so freely. Often used when commenting on the unchecked spread of crime, corruption, or insufferable behaviour.

例文

1. 組織の中で古株の社員がのさばっていると、若い人材が育ちにくい環境が生まれる。
2. 詐欺業者がのさばるのを許してしまったのは、当局の規制の甘さが原因だ。
3. あんな実力もない人間がのさばれるのは、コネと忖度がまかり通っているからだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: workplace, social commentary, crime, politics

トーン: negative

起源と歴史

Etymology is uncertain, but のさばる is believed to be derived from のびさばる (to spread freely), combining 伸び (extension) and さばる (to spread/disperse). Over time the word came to describe unchecked expansion in both physical and social senses, acquiring a strongly negative connotation.

文化的背景

時代: Contemporary

世代: Adult

社会的背景: General