斟酌する

• 読み: しんしゃくする
• ローマ字: shinshakusuru
• 漢字の分解: 斟 (shin) — to pour, consider; 酌 (shaku) — to ladle, deliberate
• 発音: /ɕin.ɕa.kɯ.sɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To take into consideration; to make allowance for; to temper. To carefully weigh circumstances before acting or judging.

A Group 3 (suru) compound verb. 斟酌する means to factor in context, mitigating circumstances, or another person's situation when making a decision or passing judgement. It is common in legal contexts (情状を斟酌する — to take extenuating circumstances into account) and in polite business speech (ご事情を斟酌して — taking your circumstances into consideration). The verb implies considerate, nuanced judgement rather than rigid rule application.

例文

1. 裁判官は被告の生い立ちや家庭環境を斟酌し、量刑を慎重に決定した。
2. 相手の立場を斟酌せず一方的に批判するのは建設的ではない。
3. 担当者がお客様の事情を十分に斟酌した上で、柔軟な対応をいたします。

使い方ガイド

場面: law, business, etiquette, judgement, negotiation

トーン: formal, considerate

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound: 斟 (shin — to pour, consider) + 酌 (shaku — to ladle, deliberate). Both kanji relate to carefully measuring out a liquid, metaphorically extended to the idea of carefully weighing circumstances. Attested in classical Chinese judicial texts.

文化的背景

時代: Classical-Modern

世代: Adult

社会的背景: Educated