要諦

• 読み: ようてい
• ローマ字: yōtei
• 漢字の分解: 要 (yō/i) — essential, necessity; 諦 (tei/akirame) — truth, principle, core
• 発音: /joːte̞i/

意味

Essentials; key point; core principle; the crux of the matter.

A formal noun identifying the fundamental and most important principle upon which everything else depends. More weighty and philosophical than 要点 (main point) or ポイント. Typically used in formal speeches, essays, and philosophical discussion: リーダーシップの要諦 (the essence of leadership). The word conveys that the identified point is not merely important but truly foundational.

例文

1. リーダーシップの要諦は、いかに人の心を動かすかにある。
2. 長い講演だったが、その要諦は一言に集約できた。
3. 交渉成功の要諦は相手の立場を深く理解することだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: leadership, philosophy, formal speeches, academic writing

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 要 (essential, necessary) and 諦 (truth, principle). In this context 諦 draws on the Buddhist sense of fundamental truth (as in 四諦, the Four Noble Truths), not the common modern meaning of resignation.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated