拗らせる

• 読み: こじらせる
• ローマ字: kojiraseru
• 漢字の分解: 拗 (ō/koji/ko) — twist, wrench, be contrary
• 発音: /ko.d͡ʑi.ɾa.se.ɾɯ/

意味

To aggravate; to complicate; to make worse. Used when a situation, illness, or relationship becomes more tangled or difficult.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb meaning to twist something into a worse state. Used for worsening illnesses (風邪を拗らせる), complicating relationships, or making situations more difficult. In modern slang, 拗らせている describes someone with an awkward or twisted personality.

例文

1. 風邪を拗らせて肺炎になってしまった。
2. 問題を拗らせる前に早めに解決しよう。
3. 彼は人間関係を拗らせる天才だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: health, relationships, daily life

トーン: cautionary

起源と歴史

From 拗 (to twist, to be contrary), which combines 手 (hand) and 幼 (young/immature). The causative form 拗らせる means to cause something to become twisted or worsened.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal