見習い

• 読み: みならい
• ローマ字: minarai
• 漢字の分解: 見 (mi) — see, watch; 習 (nara) — learn, practice
• 発音: /mi.na.ɾa.i/

意味

Apprenticeship; trainee; learning by watching and imitating. Also the apprentice themselves.

A noun derived from the verb 見習う (to learn by observation/imitation). Refers both to the process of learning through observation and to the person doing so (an apprentice or trainee). Used in traditional crafts (見習い職人 — apprentice craftsman), corporate settings (見習い期間 — probation period), and everyday contexts like 見習いたい (I want to emulate that behaviour).

例文

1. 料理人の見習いとして三年間修業した。
2. 先輩の仕事ぶりを見習いたいと思っている。
3. 見習い期間が終わったらやっと正社員になれる。

使い方ガイド

場面: work, crafts, training, daily life

トーン: respectful

起源と歴史

From 見 (mi, to see/watch) + 習い (narai, learning/practice), the noun form of 見習う (to learn by watching). Reflects the traditional Japanese pedagogical approach of learning through careful observation of a master before attempting the work oneself.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal