突き放す

• 読み: つきはなす
• ローマ字: tsukihanasu
• 漢字の分解: 突 (totsu/tsu) — to thrust; 放す (hanasu) — to release, to let go of
• 発音: /tsɯ.ki.ha.na.sɯ/

意味

To push away; to reject with force; to leave someone to fend for themselves; to maintain cold emotional distance.

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb combining 突く (to thrust) and 放す (to release, to let go). Can be used literally or figuratively. The figurative use describes rejecting or treating someone coldly, deliberately withdrawing support and leaving them to cope alone. Often carries an emotionally harsh nuance.

例文

1. 彼女は助けを求める友人を冷たく突き放した。
2. 親に突き放されて初めて、自分で生きる力がついた。
3. 突き放すような態度で会話を終わらせた。

使い方ガイド

場面: relationships, emotional expression, social dynamics

トーン: cold

起源と歴史

From 突く (to thrust) and 放す (to release, to let free). The image is of forcibly thrusting someone away and releasing them — leaving them entirely to their own devices.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal