汗

• 読み: あせ
• ローマ字: ase
• 漢字の分解: 汗 (kan/ase) — sweat, perspiration
• 発音: /a.se/

意味

Sweat; perspiration. The moisture produced by the body during physical exertion or heat.

A common noun used both literally for physical perspiration and figuratively in expressions about hard work. Key phrases include 汗をかく (to sweat), 冷や汗 (cold sweat, from nervousness), and 汗水たらして (working up a sweat). Deeply tied to the Japanese value of effort and diligence.

例文

1. 運動した後は汗をたくさんかく。
2. プレゼンの前に冷や汗が出た。
3. 額の汗をタオルで拭いた。

使い方ガイド

場面: exercise, weather, nervousness

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 汗 combines the water radical 氵 with 干 (dry), suggesting moisture that evaporates from the body.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal