局面

• 読み: きょくめん
• ローマ字: kyokumen
• 漢字の分解: 局 (kyoku) — bureau, situation; 面 (men) — surface, face, aspect
• 発音: /kjo.kɯ.meɴ/

意味

Phase; situation; aspect. A particular stage or state of affairs in a developing situation.

A noun originally from board games (go, shogi) meaning the position/state of the game. Now widely used figuratively for any critical stage or turning point in politics, business, negotiations, or conflicts. Often appears with adjectives like 新しい (new), 重要な (important), or 厳しい (severe).

例文

1. 交渉は新しい局面を迎えている。
2. この問題は重要な局面に差しかかっている。
3. 試合は終盤で予想外の局面になった。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, business, strategy games

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 局 (bureau, situation, game) + 面 (surface, face, aspect). Originally the 'face' or state of a game board, extended to any situation viewed as having a current state.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal