叱咤する

• 読み: しったする
• ローマ字: shitta suru
• 漢字の分解: 叱 (shitsu/shikaru) — to scold; 咤 (ta) — to shout at, to scold loudly
• 発音: /ɕit.ta sɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To scold loudly; to reprimand with force; to urge or exhort strongly.

A Group 3 (irregular する) verb. 叱咤 combines two kanji both meaning to scold or reprimand, giving a doubled sense of loud, forceful reproval. Unlike simple 叱る (to scold), 叱咤する carries a sense of rousing or pushing someone forward. It is especially common in the compound 叱咤激励する (to spur on with stern encouragement), blending stern reprimand with powerful motivation.

例文

1. コーチは試合中に選手を叱咤して奮い立たせた。
2. 部長は失敗した部下を叱咤するだけでなく改善策も示した。
3. 叱咤激励を受けた新人はその後めきめきと成長した。

使い方ガイド

場面: sports, workplace, leadership, motivation, military

トーン: stern

起源と歴史

From the Chinese compound 叱咤 (shǐzhà in Mandarin), where both characters mean to shout angrily. Adopted into Japanese to describe forceful scolding or urging. The phrase 叱咤激励 (stern scolding combined with encouragement) is especially prevalent in Japanese sports and workplace culture.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: General