宿命

• 読み: しゅくめい
• ローマ字: shukumei
• 漢字の分解: 宿 (shuku/yado) — lodging, previous life; 命 (mei/inochi) — life, fate, destiny
• 発音: /ɕɯ.kɯ.me.i/

意味

Fate; destiny; predestination. An inevitable outcome or condition that one is believed to be born into or cannot escape.

A noun carrying a sense of inevitability that is often tinged with resignation or philosophical acceptance. Unlike 運命 (unmei, 'fate'), 宿命 suggests a destiny fixed from before birth or from a past life — particularly in Buddhist thought. It often appears in literary, dramatic, or introspective contexts.

例文

1. 彼は自分の宿命を受け入れ、静かに闘病生活を続けた。
2. 宿命のライバルとの決勝戦が、とうとう実現した。
3. 人は宿命から逃れられないのか、それとも変えられるのかを問い続けている。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, philosophy, sports drama, introspection

トーン: solemn

起源と歴史

From 宿 (shuku) meaning 'to lodge/reside' (also implying a previous life in Buddhist contexts) and 命 (mei/inochi) meaning 'life, fate, command.' The compound suggests a destiny that resides within one's very being.

文化的背景

時代: Buddhist influence

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal