よぎる

• 読み: よぎる
• ローマ字: yogiru
• 発音: /jo.ɡi.ɾɯ/

意味

To cross one's mind; to flash through; to pass briefly across. Describes a thought, feeling, or shadow that moves quickly through consciousness or vision.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb written in hiragana. It derives historically from 横切る (よこぎる — to cross sideways), with the sense of something passing swiftly and involuntarily. The subject is typically an emotion, thought, or shadow, and the object is often 心 (heart/mind) or 頭 (head).

例文

1. 別れ際に、ふと不安な予感が心をよぎった。
2. 懐かしい思い出が走馬灯のようによぎっていく。
3. 最悪の事態が頭をよぎったが、気持ちを落ち着かせた。

使い方ガイド

場面: introspection, literary, emotions, narrative

トーン: reflective

起源と歴史

Shortened and intransitivised form of 横切る (よこぎる — to cut across). Over time よこぎる was reduced to よぎる and came to be used metaphorically for thoughts and feelings crossing the mind, rather than physical crossing.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General