弁える

• 読み: わきまえる
• ローマ字: wakimaeru
• 漢字の分解: 弁 (wakima/ben) — to distinguish, discern, valve
• 発音: /ɰa.ki.ma.e.ɾɯ/

意味

To discern; to distinguish right from wrong; to know one's place. Implies possessing good judgement and propriety.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb. Often written in hiragana as わきまえる. Implies understanding social norms, context, and appropriate behaviour. Common expressions: 場をわきまえる (to read the room), 礼儀をわきまえる (to know proper etiquette), 分をわきまえる (to know one's place).

例文

1. 大人なら場をわきまえた発言をすべきだ。
2. 彼女は礼儀をわきまえた人だと評判がいい。
3. 自分の立場をわきまえて行動しなさい。

使い方ガイド

場面: social etiquette, workplace, self-awareness

トーン: admonishing

起源と歴史

The kanji 弁 originally meant to distinguish or discriminate. In classical Japanese, わきまえる conveyed the ability to tell things apart — extended to social discernment and propriety.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal