つましい

• 読み: つましい
• ローマ字: tsumashii
• 発音: /tsɯ.ma.ɕi.ː/

意味

Frugal; economical; thrifty; unpretentious. Describes someone living simply and without excess, often out of necessity or principle.

An i-adjective written in hiragana. Slightly different in nuance from 慎ましい (tsutsumashii), which emphasises dignified restraint; つましい focuses more on material frugality and getting by on little. It can imply a degree of hardship or poverty, though it is often used with warmth to describe admirable simplicity.

例文

1. 年金だけのつましい生活でも、彼女はいつも笑顔だった。
2. 二人はつましいながらも、心豊かな日々を送った。
3. つましく暮らすことを恥だと思う必要はない。

使い方ガイド

場面: lifestyle, literature, daily life, elderly speech

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Of uncertain etymology; possibly derived from an archaic form related to frugality or scarcity. Written entirely in hiragana in modern usage, the word has a folk quality that reflects ordinary, everyday hardship endured gracefully.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Older adults

社会的背景: Working class