仰せつかる

• 読み: おおせつかる
• ローマ字: oosetsukaru
• 漢字の分解: 仰 (gyō/ōse) — look up to, command (honorific); 付 (fu/tsu) — receive, be given
• 発音: /o.o.se.t͡sɯ.ka.ɾɯ/

意味

To be ordered; to receive a command from a superior. A humble expression used when one has been assigned an important duty by someone of higher status.

A Group 1 (godan) humble (謙譲語) verb. 仰せ is the honorific noun form of おっしゃる (to say/command, said of superiors), and つかる is a passive-like suffix meaning 'to be given.' Together they express deep respect for the person issuing the order while the speaker humbly receives it. Used in formal business language, historical narratives, and ceremonial contexts. The speaker performs the humbling act of acknowledging the superior's authority.

例文

1. 大役を仰せつかり、身が引き締まる思いだ。
2. 社長から重要な任務を仰せつかって、身に余る光栄です。
3. 幕府の重臣から密命を仰せつかった忍者が、任務に就いた。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, historical fiction, ceremony, hierarchy

トーン: respectful

起源と歴史

Compound of 仰せ (oose, an honorific for a superior's words or command, from 仰ぐ meaning to look up to) and つかる (tsukaru, a passive-receptive suffix). The construction is classical and reflects the hierarchical language system of feudal Japan.

文化的背景

時代: Feudal–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Formal/Business