装う

• 読み: よそおう
• ローマ字: yosoou
• 漢字の分解: 装 (sō/yosoou) — to dress, to adorn, to feign
• 発音: /jo.so.o.ɯ/

意味

To pretend; to feign; to disguise; to dress up as. Covers both external appearance (dressing to look a certain way) and internal performance (acting as if one feels something one does not).

A Group 1 (godan) verb ending in う (よそお-う stem). It encompasses dressing and grooming (身なりを装う) as well as feigning emotional states (平静を装う — to pretend to be calm). The latter usage is far more common at N1 level, often implying a gap between outward appearance and internal reality.

例文

1. 彼は平静を装っていたが、内心は激しく動揺していた。
2. 詐欺師は医師を装い、高齢者から金をだまし取った。
3. 自信があるように装うのも、交渉においては重要なスキルだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: deception, social performance, crime, psychology, literature

トーン: analytical

起源と歴史

Derived from 装 (sō/yosoou), a kanji combining 衣 (clothing) with 壮 (strong, imposing). The original sense was adorning oneself with clothing; the metaphorical extension to feigning mental states developed in the classical period.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General