箴言

Japanese JLPT N1 Vocabulary Japanese ★★ 2/5 neutral しんげんshingen
読み しんげん
ローマ字 shingen
漢字の分解 箴 (shin) — admonition, needle; 言 (gen) — word, speech
発音 /ɕi.ɴ.ɡe.ɴ/

意味

Proverb; maxim; adage; a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or moral principle.

A formal, literary term for a wise or cautionary saying, more elevated than 諺 (kotowaza) and 格言 (kakugen). The word also corresponds to the biblical Book of Proverbs in Japanese translations (箴言). In classical Chinese literary culture, 箴 referred specifically to admonitory verse composed to counsel rulers and officials.

例文

  1. 古典文学には人生の機微を突いた箴言が数多く散りばめられている。
  2. 父は節目ごとに一つの箴言を色紙に書いて渡してくれた。
  3. 箴言は短い言葉に深い知恵を凝縮しているため、時代を超えて読み継がれる。

使い方ガイド

場面: classical literature, philosophy, religion

トーン: formal

起源と歴史

Compound of 箴 (shin, admonition/needle — the character depicts a needle that prods one to awareness) and 言 (gen, word/speech). Appears in classical Chinese texts, particularly 礼記, to describe admonitory words. The character 箴 also names a genre of ancient Chinese advisory verse.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated

関連フレーズ

仮名 Kana; the Japanese phonetic syllabary comprising hiragana and katakana, developed from simplified Chinese characters. 侘び寂び Wabi-sabi; a Japanese aesthetic that finds beauty in imperfection, incompleteness, and transience. An appreciation for the humble, weathered, and irregular. 俳句 Haiku; a traditional Japanese poem of 17 syllables in three lines (5-7-5), typically evoking nature, a season, and a single vivid moment. 入門 Introduction; a primer or entry into a field of study. Also: the formal act of becoming a disciple under a master in a traditional art. 和歌 Waka; traditional Japanese poetry, particularly the tanka form with a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable structure. The classical poetic tradition of Japan as distinguished from Chinese verse. 和紙 Washi; traditional handmade Japanese paper crafted from plant fibres such as kozo (mulberry). A material central to Japanese literary, artistic, and cultural heritage. 四字熟語 A four-character idiom; a compound of four kanji forming a fixed idiomatic expression, often of Chinese origin. Known in English as yojijukugo. 常用漢字 Jōyō kanji; the official list of commonly used Chinese characters in contemporary Japanese.
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