節度

• 読み: せつど
• ローマ字: setsudo
• 漢字の分解: 節 (setsu) — restraint, moderation; 度 (do) — degree, limit
• 発音: /setsɯdo/

意味

Moderation; temperance; self-restraint; keeping within appropriate limits.

A noun embodying the virtue of knowing when enough is enough. 節度を持つ or 節度ある行動 describes measured, restrained behaviour that earns social respect. The concept is deeply embedded in Japanese social values, where excess — whether in speech, eating, or display of emotion — is traditionally discouraged.

例文

1. 節度のある飲み方をしないと、体を壊してしまう。
2. 批判は節度を持って行うべきだ。
3. 節度ある消費を心がけることが持続可能な社会につながる。

使い方ガイド

場面: social behaviour, ethics, health, public conduct

トーン: advisory

起源と歴史

From 節 (section, joint, restraint, moderation) and 度 (degree, measure, limit). Together they convey the idea of a measured degree of restraint appropriate to the situation.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Present

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal