濫用

• 読み: らんよう
• ローマ字: ranyō
• 漢字の分解: 濫 (ran) — excessive, overflow; 用 (yō) — use
• 発音: /ɾaɴjoː/

意味

Abuse; misuse; excessive use. Using something beyond its proper scope or with improper intent.

A noun (also used as a suru-verb: 濫用する) describing the overuse or wrongful use of a right, authority, power, or substance. Also written 乱用 (the more common variant in everyday writing). Appears frequently in legal, political, and medical discourse to denote conduct that exceeds sanctioned boundaries.

例文

1. 権力の濫用は民主主義の根幹を脅かす。
2. 抗生物質の濫用が耐性菌を生み出す原因となっている。
3. 裁量権の濫用として、その処分は裁判で取り消された。

使い方ガイド

場面: law, politics, medicine, ethics

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

From 濫 (overflow, excessive) and 用 (use). The character 濫 depicts water overflowing its banks, conveying the idea of exceeding proper limits. The variant 乱 (disorder) is also widely used.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated