随筆

• 読み: ずいひつ
• ローマ字: zuihitsu
• 漢字の分解: 随 (zui) — follow, go along with; 筆 (hitsu) — brush, writing
• 発音: /d͡zɯ.i.çi.t͡sɯ/

意味

Essay; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings. A prose genre of personal reflections.

A noun referring to a traditional Japanese literary genre of informal essays and personal reflections. Famous examples include 枕草子 (The Pillow Book) by Sei Shounagon and 徒然草 (Essays in Idleness) by Yoshida Kenkou. The genre emphasizes free-flowing, personal observations. In modern usage, it broadly refers to essay-type writing.

例文

1. 枕草子は日本最古の随筆として知られている。
2. 彼女は随筆を通じて日常の美しさを描いている。
3. 国語の授業で有名な随筆を読んだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, education, writing

トーン: literary

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 随筆. 随 (zui) means to follow or go along with, and 筆 (hitsu) means brush or writing. Literally writing that follows one's thoughts freely, capturing the genre's spontaneous nature.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated