見送り

• 読み: みおくり
• ローマ字: miokuri
• 漢字の分解: 見 (mi) — see, watch; 送 (oku/sou) — send, escort
• 発音: /mi.o.kɯ.ɾi/

意味

Seeing someone off; sending off. The act of accompanying someone to their point of departure.

A noun derived from the verb 見送る (to see off, to watch someone leave). Refers to the act of accompanying someone to a station, airport, or doorway to say goodbye. Also used figuratively to mean postponement or passing on an opportunity, as in 今回は見送り (we will pass this time).

例文

1. 空港まで友達の見送りに行った。
2. 今回の提案は見送りになった。
3. 駅での見送りはいつも少し寂しい。

使い方ガイド

場面: travel, farewells, business decisions

トーン: emotional

起源と歴史

Compound of 見 (to see, to watch) and 送り (sending, from 送る to send). Together they describe watching someone as they depart, a deeply valued custom in Japanese culture.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal