窘める

• 読み: たしなめる
• ローマ字: tashinameru
• 漢字の分解: 窘 (kin/tashina) — to admonish, to rebuke, to be in a difficult position
• 発音: /ta.ɕi.na.me.ɾɯ/

意味

To admonish gently; to rebuke; to reprove someone for a fault or improper behaviour.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb expressing a gentle, controlled form of correction or reprimand, typically from a superior or senior to a junior. Unlike 叱る (to scold angrily), 窘める implies a measured, dignified rebuke intended to guide the other person rather than shame them. It is often used in formal and literary contexts.

例文

1. 師匠は弟子の粗雑な言葉遣いを静かに窘め、礼節の大切さを諭した。
2. 彼女は会議中に私語をしていた部下を、穏やかながらも毅然とした態度で窘めた。
3. 祖父は孫が客の前で無礼な振る舞いをするたびに、低い声でそっと窘めるのだった。

使い方ガイド

場面: mentorship, workplace, traditional relationships, literature

トーン: measured, authoritative

起源と歴史

From classical Japanese. The kanji 窘 depicts a person confined in a narrow space (穴 'hole/cavity' + 君 'lord'), conveying the sense of putting someone in a constrained, uncomfortable position — hence admonishing or reproving.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Present

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated, hierarchical settings