蘊蓄

Japanese JLPT N1 Vocabulary Japanese ★★ 2/5 neutral うんちくunchiku
読み うんちく
ローマ字 unchiku
漢字の分解 蘊 (un) — to store, to accumulate | 蓄 (chiku) — to amass, reserves
発音 /ɯɴ.tɕi.kɯ/

意味

Extensive knowledge; great learning accumulated over time; pedantry. Also used humorously for showing off deep knowledge on a niche subject.

A noun suggesting knowledge that has been slowly accumulated (蓄) from deep study (蘊). The phrase 蘊蓄を傾ける is a set expression meaning 'to hold forth on a subject' or 'to show off one's knowledge', often used with gentle irony about people who lecture others on arcane topics. In literary and intellectual circles, the word carries genuine respect; in everyday conversation, it can gently poke fun at pedantry.

例文

  1. 彼は日本酒の蘊蓄を傾け始めると止まらないので、宴席の名物になっている。
  2. 長年の研究で培った蘊蓄が、その一冊の本に凝縮されている。
  3. 豊富な蘊蓄を持つ案内人のおかげで、博物館の展示がずっと面白く感じられた。

使い方ガイド

場面: intellectual discussion, cultural appreciation, casual conversation, literary circles

トーン: respectful or ironic depending on context

起源と歴史

From Classical Chinese. 蘊 means 'to store, to accumulate' and 蓄 means 'to amass, to lay up'. Together they describe deep reserves of knowledge built over a lifetime of learning, evoking the image of a storehouse filled with wisdom.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated

関連フレーズ

仮名 Kana; the Japanese phonetic syllabary comprising hiragana and katakana, developed from simplified Chinese characters. 侘び寂び Wabi-sabi; a Japanese aesthetic that finds beauty in imperfection, incompleteness, and transience. An appreciation for the humble, weathered, and irregular. 俳句 Haiku; a traditional Japanese poem of 17 syllables in three lines (5-7-5), typically evoking nature, a season, and a single vivid moment. 入門 Introduction; a primer or entry into a field of study. Also: the formal act of becoming a disciple under a master in a traditional art. 和歌 Waka; traditional Japanese poetry, particularly the tanka form with a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable structure. The classical poetic tradition of Japan as distinguished from Chinese verse. 和紙 Washi; traditional handmade Japanese paper crafted from plant fibres such as kozo (mulberry). A material central to Japanese literary, artistic, and cultural heritage. 四字熟語 A four-character idiom; a compound of four kanji forming a fixed idiomatic expression, often of Chinese origin. Known in English as yojijukugo. 常用漢字 Jōyō kanji; the official list of commonly used Chinese characters in contemporary Japanese.
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