顰蹙

• 読み: ひんしゅく
• ローマ字: hinshuku
• 漢字の分解: 顰 (hin) — frown, wrinkle the brow; 蹙 (shuku) — frown, contract
• 発音: /çiɴ.ɕɯ.kɯ/

意味

Disapproval; scorn; frowning upon someone's behaviour.

A noun most commonly seen in the set phrase 顰蹙を買う (to incur disapproval, to draw frowns). Describes the reaction of others when someone behaves inappropriately or offensively. Despite using extremely complex kanji, this word is frequently encountered in everyday Japanese, often written in hiragana as ひんしゅく. Can also function as a suru verb meaning to frown or show disapproval.

例文

1. 会議中にスマホをいじって周囲の顰蹙を買った。
2. 彼の無神経な発言はひんしゅくを買った。
3. マナー違反をすると顰蹙を買うことになる。

使い方ガイド

場面: social behaviour, manners, criticism

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

From classical Chinese. 顰 (hin) means to frown/wrinkle the brow, and 蹙 (shuku) also means to frown or contract. The doubling of 'frown' emphasises strong disapproval. The kanji are among the most complex in regular use.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated