白々しい

• 読み: しらじらしい
• ローマ字: shirajirashii
• 漢字の分解: 白 (haku/shiro) — white, blank, obvious; しらじら — reduplication for emphasis; しい — adjective suffix
• 発音: /ɕi.ɾa.dʑi.ɾa.ɕiː/

意味

Barefaced; shameless; transparent. Describes an excuse, lie, or attitude that is so obviously insincere it is almost insulting to the listener.

An i-adjective derived from 白い (white/blank) + らしい (seeming). The image is of something bleached of all substance — hollow and obvious. Often used when someone pretends not to know something they clearly do know, or tells a lie that everyone can see through. Carries a tone of contempt or weary exasperation.

例文

1. 知らないふりをするなんて、白々しい態度だと思わないのか。
2. 彼は白々しい言い訳を並べたが、誰一人信じなかった。
3. 遅刻の理由を白々しく説明されても、上司には全部お見通しだった。

使い方ガイド

場面: interpersonal, criticism, deception, workplace

トーン: contemptuous

起源と歴史

From 白 (shiro, white) reduplicated as しらじら, conveying a pale, washed-out dawn light that reveals everything — nothing can be hidden. The suffix しい forms the i-adjective.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: General