煽動

• 読み: せんどう
• ローマ字: sendo
• 漢字の分解: 煽 (sen) — to fan, to stoke; 動 (do/ugo) — move, stir
• 発音: /sen.doː/

意味

Incitement; agitation; instigation; deliberately stirring up emotions or actions in a crowd, often for political or inflammatory purposes.

A noun used with する to form 煽動する (to incite, to agitate). Carries a strongly negative connotation, implying manipulation of public sentiment. Commonly found in political discourse, legal contexts, and journalism. Also written as 扇動 using the alternative character 扇 (fan) instead of 煽.

例文

1. 政治家が民衆を煽動して暴力的な抗議活動を引き起こした。
2. 煽動的な発言は社会の分断を深めるだけだ。
3. 彼の演説は煽動罪に問われる可能性があると法学者は指摘した。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, journalism, legal discourse

トーン: negative

起源と歴史

From 煽 (sen — to fan, to stoke) and 動 (do — to move, to stir). Literally means to fan something into motion, as one might fan flames to make them spread rapidly.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Political and academic circles