度

• 読み: たび
• ローマ字: tabi
• 漢字の分解: 度 (tabi/do) — 广 (building) + 又 (hand); measure, degree, time
• 発音: /ta.bi/

意味

Time; occasion (as in 'each time' or 'every time'). Used to refer to individual occurrences.

When read as たび, it refers to an occasion or instance, often paired with patterns like この度 (このたび, this time/occasion) and その度に (そのたびに, each time that happens). Distinct from the ど reading used for degrees (温度) and the counter 〜度 (さんど, three times). The たび reading carries a slightly more formal or literary tone.

例文

1. この度は本当にありがとうございます。
2. 会うたびに元気になります。
3. 旅行のたびにおみやげを買います。

使い方ガイド

場面: formal speech, letters, polite conversation

トーン: polite

起源と歴史

The kanji 度 originally depicted a hand measuring with a rule or standard, meaning 'measure' or 'degree.' The concept of measurement extended to measuring occurrences or instances.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal