思い知らせる

• 読み: おもいしらせる
• ローマ字: omoishiraseru
• 漢字の分解: 思 (shi/omo) — think, feel; 知 (chi/shi) — know, realise
• 発音: /o.mo.i.ɕi.ɾa.se.ɾɯ/

意味

To make someone realise (a harsh truth); to teach someone a lesson; to force an unwelcome understanding upon someone.

A Group 2 (ichidan) compound verb from 思い知る (to realise painfully) and the causative suffix せる. Used when the speaker intends to force another person into a painful or humbling realisation. Common in contexts of revenge, assertion, or competitive situations where one party wants to prove a point decisively.

例文

1. 今回の試合結果で彼らに実力の差を思い知らせることができた。
2. 上司の傲慢さにいつか後悔させてやりたいと思い知らせてやりたかった。
3. このプロジェクトの成功で業界全体に日本の技術力を思い知らせた。

使い方ガイド

場面: conflict, competition, storytelling

トーン: assertive

起源と歴史

Compound of 思い知る (to learn by bitter experience) and the causative せる. 思い知る itself combines 思う (to feel) and 知る (to know), suggesting learning something through painful personal experience.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal