囁く

• 読み: ささやく
• ローマ字: sasayaku
• 漢字の分解: 囁 (shō/sasaya) — whisper, murmur
• 発音: /sa.sa.ja.kɯ/

意味

To whisper; to murmur; to speak softly. Used for quiet, intimate, or secretive speech.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb describing speaking in a very low, soft voice. Used for intimate conversations, sharing secrets, and figuratively for rumours circulating quietly. Also used poetically for the gentle sounds of nature, such as wind or water.

例文

1. 彼女は隣の席の友達に何かを囁いた。
2. 風が木の葉に囁くように吹いていた。
3. 業界では経営危機が囁かれている。

使い方ガイド

場面: narrative, daily life, figurative speech

トーン: quiet

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 囁 combines 口 (mouth) repeated three times with 耳 (ear), vividly depicting the act of mouths speaking quietly into ears — the very essence of whispering.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal