付き合い

• 读法: つきあい
• 罗马字: tsukiai
• 汉字拆解: 付き (attach/accompany) + 合い (mutual/together) → mutual association, obligatory socialising
• 发音: /tsɯ.ki.a.i/

含义

出于义务的社交——因为社会责任而非个人意愿，参加工作聚餐、活动或聚会。

付き合い涵盖了维系日本集体关系所必需的义务性社交活动，在职场中尤为常见。付き合い残业（因为上司还没走而加班）和付き合い飲み（义务性的下班后饮酒）是常见的抱怨来源。虽然这些对职业发展和社交和谐不可或缺，但年轻一代越来越抵制过度的应酬文化。

例句

1. 付き合いで飲みに行くの正直しんどい。 出于应酬去喝酒，说实话真的很累。
2. 付き合いも仕事のうちだって上司に言われた。 上司跟我说应酬也是工作的一部分。
3. 断れない付き合いが多すぎて自分の時間がない。 推不掉的应酬太多了，根本没有自己的时间。

用法指南

语境: workplace, social obligations, after-work drinking, complaining about social duties

语气: resigned, weary, dutiful

正确说法

• 今天有应酬要去喝酒（I have an obligatory drinking party today）
• 应酬虽然重要，但我还是想适可而止（Social obligations are important, but I want to keep them moderate）

错误说法

• 在上司面前说'应酬好烦'会影响你的职业前途（Saying 'obligatory socialising is a hassle' in front of your boss can hurt your career）

常见错误

• Confusing 付き合い (obligation socialising) with 付き合う (to date someone) — same verb, very different contexts
• Not understanding that declining 付き合い too often can damage your standing in Japanese workplaces

起源与历史

From 付き合う (to associate with/accompany). Originally neutral meaning 'association,' it has developed a strong connotation of obligatory socialising, especially in corporate culture where 飲みニケーション (drinking communication) was long considered essential.

文化背景

时代: Long-standing corporate culture, being questioned by younger generations

世代: Working adults (20s-60s)

社会背景: Office workers, corporate culture

地区说明: Used across all of Japan. Particularly associated with Japanese corporate culture and the tradition of after-work socialising.