忠告

• 読み: ちゅうこく
• ローマ字: chuukoku
• 漢字の分解: 忠 (chuu) — loyalty, faithfulness; 告 (koku) — tell, inform, announce
• 発音: /t͡ɕɯː.ko.kɯ/

意味

Advice; warning. Earnest counsel given to someone, often about something they should stop doing or be cautious about.

A noun and suru-verb for giving advice with a tone of warning or admonition. Stronger and more serious than 助言 (jogen, advice) — 忠告 implies the advisor is concerned about negative consequences and feels a duty to speak up. Common patterns include 忠告する (to warn/advise), 忠告を聞く (to heed a warning), 忠告を無視する (to ignore a warning), and 忠告に従う (to follow advice/warning). Often implies the listener may not want to hear it.

例文

1. 医者の忠告を聞いて、酒をやめることにした。
2. 友人の忠告を無視した結果、大きな失敗をした。
3. 先輩として後輩に厳しい忠告をした。

使い方ガイド

場面: interpersonal, health, mentoring

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 忠 (chuu, loyalty/faithfulness/devotion) + 告 (koku, tell/inform/announce). Literally 'a loyal telling' — advice given out of sincere concern and faithfulness to the other person.

文化的背景

時代: Pre-modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal