しがみつく

• 読み: しがみつく
• ローマ字: shigamitsuku
• 発音: /ɕi.ɡa.mi.t͡sɯ.kɯ/

意味

To cling to; to hold on tightly; to hang on desperately to a person or thing.

A Group 1 (godan) verb written in hiragana, conveying the image of gripping something out of desperation or strong emotion. While it can describe a physical act (a child clinging to a parent), it frequently appears in metaphorical contexts: clinging to power, to one's past, or to a dream. The implication is often one of tenacity bordering on stubbornness or desperation.

例文

1. 幼い子が母親の腕にしがみついて泣いていた。
2. 彼はどんな批判を受けても自分の信念にしがみついた。
3. 地位にしがみつく政治家ほど国民の信頼を失うものだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: emotion, physical contact, politics, desperation

トーン: emotional

起源と歴史

Of uncertain etymology, but likely related to しがむ (to clench, to bite down) combined with つく (to attach, to stick). The word has been used colloquially since at least the Edo period to describe desperate physical or emotional clinging.

文化的背景

時代: Edo–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General