非を認める

• 読み: ひをみとめる
• ローマ字: hi wo mitomeru
• 漢字の分解: 非 (hi) — fault, wrong, non-; 認 (mito/nin) — to acknowledge, recognize
• 発音: /çi.o.mi.to.me.ɾɯ/

意味

To admit fault; to acknowledge that one is wrong. Used when someone accepts responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.

A compound expression combining 非 (fault/wrong) with 認める (to acknowledge). The verb 認める is Group 2 (ichidan). Commonly appears in formal apologies, business contexts, and news reporting about public figures admitting wrongdoing.

例文

1. 社長は記者会見で自らの非を認めた。
2. 非を認めるのは勇気がいることだ。
3. 彼はなかなか非を認めようとしない。

使い方ガイド

場面: apologies, business, media

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From 非 (hi, fault/wrong) combined with 認める (mitomeru, to acknowledge). The expression follows classical patterns of responsibility-taking deeply rooted in Japanese social ethics.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal