落胆

• 読み: らくたん
• ローマ字: rakutan
• 漢字の分解: 落 (raku) — fall, drop; 胆 (tan) — gallbladder, courage, nerve
• 発音: /ɾa.kɯ.taɴ/

意味

Discouragement; dejection; disappointment. A feeling of losing heart after a setback.

A noun and suru-verb (自動詞) expressing deep disappointment or loss of motivation after something does not go as hoped. More literary and formal than がっかり (gakkari), 落胆 implies a heavier, more lasting sense of dejection. Often used in written Japanese and news reporting to describe emotional responses to significant setbacks.

例文

1. 試験の結果に落胆を隠せなかった。
2. 落胆している暇はないと自分に言い聞かせた。
3. チームの敗北にファンは落胆した。

使い方ガイド

場面: news, literature, formal writing

トーン: negative

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 落 (raku, fall/drop) + 胆 (tan, gallbladder/courage). Literally 'falling courage' — one's spirit sinking after a disappointment. In traditional Chinese medicine, the gallbladder was associated with bravery.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal