焚き付ける

• 読み: たきつける
• ローマ字: takitsukeru
• 漢字の分解: 焚 (fun/taki) — to burn, kindle | 付 (fu/tsu) — to attach, to set
• 発音: /ta.ki.tsɯ.ke.ɾɯ/

意味

To incite; to stir up; to instigate; to kindle a fire or strong emotion in someone.

A Group 2 (ichidan) compound verb from 焚く (to kindle, to burn) and 付ける (to attach, to set). Literally it means to kindle a fire by lighting kindling; figuratively it means to stir up passions, provoke action, or instigate someone into doing something, often something rash. The figurative sense is predominant at N1 level and carries a manipulative or inflammatory connotation.

例文

1. 過激な言論が市民の怒りを焚き付け、デモは暴動へと発展してしまった。
2. 競合他社は不満を抱える社員を焚き付けて内部情報を引き出そうとした。
3. 彼女は弟を焚き付けて親に値上げを交渉させ、自分は高みの見物をしていた。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, social conflict, manipulation, interpersonal dynamics

トーン: negative

起源と歴史

Compound of 焚く (to kindle, burn) and 付ける (to attach, set). The metaphor of setting fire to kindling extends naturally to inflaming emotions or provoking action in others.

文化的背景

時代: Edo–Present

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal