使命感

• 読み: しめいかん
• ローマ字: shimeikan
• 漢字の分解: 使 (shi) — to use, to send; 命 (mei/inochi) — life, order, mission; 感 (kan) — feeling, sense
• 発音: /ɕi.me.i.ka.ɴ/

意味

Sense of mission; sense of duty. A strong internal feeling that one has an important purpose or obligation to fulfil.

A compound noun combining 使命 (shimei, 'mission') and 感 (kan, 'feeling/sense'). It describes the psychological drive that compels a person to act on a perceived duty. It is frequently used in professional, political, or philosophical contexts to describe motivation beyond self-interest.

例文

1. 彼女は強い使命感を持って医療の現場に立っている。
2. 使命感がなければ、この過酷な仕事は続けられない。
3. 若い世代に使命感を育むことが教育の役割だと思う。

使い方ガイド

場面: professional life, education, politics

トーン: earnest

起源と歴史

A modern compound: 使命 derives from classical Chinese meaning 'a task one is sent to accomplish,' and 感 means 'feeling.' The combination is a Japanese formation reflecting the Meiji-era emphasis on national duty.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji period onwards

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal