切々

• 読み: せつせつ
• ローマ字: setsusetsu
• 漢字の分解: 切 (setsu/ki) — cut, earnest, poignant (repeated for emphasis)
• 発音: /set.sɯ.set.sɯ/

意味

Earnestly; passionately; pleadingly. Describes an appeal or expression that conveys deep emotion and sincerity, often with a sense of desperate longing.

An adverb written with the reduplication of 切 (earnest, poignant), conveying intensity of feeling. Most commonly appears in literary or formal writing, often modifying verbs like 訴える (to appeal), 語る (to speak), or 願う (to wish). Carries a tone of heartfelt urgency.

例文

1. 彼は切々と支援を訴えたが、聴衆の反応は冷淡だった。
2. 恩師は切々と人生の厳しさを語り聞かせてくれた。
3. 手紙には故郷への切々たる思いがつづられていた。

使い方ガイド

場面: literary writing, formal speeches, emotional appeals

トーン: emotional

起源と歴史

Reduplication of 切 (setsu — earnest, poignant, urgent). The doubled form intensifies the emotional quality, a common pattern in classical Japanese and Chinese-derived vocabulary.

文化的背景

時代: Classical to Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated