肩を持つ

• 読み: かたをもつ
• ローマ字: kata wo motsu
• 漢字の分解: 肩 (ken/kata) — shoulder; 持 (ji/mo) — hold, have, carry
• 発音: /ka.ta.o.mo.tsɯ/

意味

To side with someone; to support someone; to take someone's side in a dispute.

An expression using Group 1 (godan) verb 持つ. Literally 'to hold someone's shoulder,' meaning to support or back someone in a disagreement. Implies partiality — choosing one side over another. Often used when criticising someone for being biased, as in いつも彼の肩を持つ (you always take his side).

例文

1. お母さんはいつも弟の肩を持つから不公平だ。
2. 上司が特定の社員の肩を持つのは問題がある。
3. どちらの肩も持たずに中立でいたい。

使い方ガイド

場面: family, workplace, arguments

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

The image of physically supporting someone by holding their shoulder, standing beside them as an ally. This bodily metaphor became an idiom for showing allegiance or partiality in disputes.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal