傲慢

• 読み: ごうまん
• ローマ字: gouman
• 漢字の分解: 傲 (gou) — proud, haughty; 慢 (man) — contempt, disdain
• 発音: /ɡo.ɯ.ma.ɴ/

意味

Haughty; arrogant; insolent. Describes an overbearing attitude of superiority toward others.

A na-adjective and noun describing an attitude of looking down on others with excessive pride. Carries a strongly negative connotation. Common collocations include 傲慢な態度 (arrogant attitude), 傲慢な人 (arrogant person), and 傲慢さ (arrogance). Often appears in literature, character descriptions, and moral discussions. Distinct from 自信がある (confident), which is positive.

例文

1. あの上司は傲慢な態度で部下に接している。
2. 成功しても傲慢にならないように気をつけている。
3. 彼の傲慢さが周囲の反感を買った。

使い方ガイド

場面: personality, literature, social criticism, morality

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 傲 (gou, proud/haughty) + 慢 (man, contempt/disdain). Both characters carry negative connotations of excessive self-regard and disrespect toward others.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal