情緒的

• 読み: じょうちょてき
• ローマ字: jouchoteki
• 漢字の分解: 情 (jou) — emotion, feeling; 緒 (cho) — thread, beginning; 的 (teki) — -like, -ical
• 発音: /dʑoː.tɕo.te.ki/

意味

Emotional; sentimental. Relating to or appealing to the emotions rather than logic or reason.

A na-adjective formed from 情緒 (emotion, feeling) plus 的 (-ical). Describes a manner, approach, or atmosphere driven by emotion rather than rationality. Can be neutral or slightly negative depending on context — 情緒的な反応 (emotional reaction) may imply a lack of objectivity. Takes な before nouns.

例文

1. 彼女の文章はとても情緒的で心に響く。
2. 情緒的な判断ではなく冷静に考えるべきだ。
3. この映画は情緒的な描写が多くて泣いてしまった。

使い方ガイド

場面: psychology, literature, debate

トーン: analytical

起源と歴史

From 情緒 (jōcho), combining 情 (emotion, feeling) and 緒 (thread, beginning of emotion), plus 的 (teki). The reading じょうちょ is standard for the compound, though じょうしょ is also occasionally heard.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal