焦る

• 読み: あせる
• ローマ字: aseru
• 漢字の分解: 焦 (shō/ase/ko) — scorch, char, be impatient
• 発音: /a.se.ɾɯ/

意味

To be in a hurry; to be impatient; to feel anxious or flustered. The internal feeling of panic when pressed for time.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb describing the psychological state of impatience or panic. Unlike 急ぐ which focuses on the physical act of hurrying, 焦る emphasizes the emotional state of anxiety. Very common in spoken Japanese, especially among younger speakers.

例文

1. 試験時間が残り少なくて焦った。
2. 焦らずに落ち着いて考えよう。
3. 締め切りが近づいて焦っている。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, exams, work

トーン: anxious

起源と歴史

The kanji 焦 contains 火 (fire) at the bottom, evoking the image of something burning or scorching. The sense of being burned by urgency evolved into the meaning of feeling flustered or impatient.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal