所詮

• 読み: しょせん
• ローマ字: shosen
• 漢字の分解: 所 (sho) — that which; 詮 (sen) — to examine, clarify, ultimately
• 発音: /ɕo̞se̞ɴ/

意味

After all; in the end; ultimately; when all is said and done. Often carries a resigned or cynical nuance.

An adverb that introduces a conclusion the speaker views as inevitable, often with a sense of resignation or realism. Similar to 結局 but more literary and carries a stronger fatalistic tone. Common in formal writing and literary prose.

例文

1. 所詮、人間は自分の利益を優先するものだ。
2. 頑張っても所詮は限界があると悟った。
3. 所詮この計画は実現不可能だったのかもしれない。

使い方ガイド

場面: literary, philosophical, resigned speech

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Originally a Buddhist term meaning 'that which is ultimately true.' Derived from 所 (that which) and 詮 (to examine, clarify). Now used secularly with a fatalistic nuance.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal