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ことというものは、それしきうち使つか使つかほどなにじゅうよういるものあるそれからこそせいしんぶんせきがくではふとくちついてことを、せいしんぶんせきたいせつ(注1)しているのだ。日本にっぽんふることわざにも、「ことこころ使つか(注2)」とあるなに(注3)くちしたことあっても、そのことそのひとこころメッセージありしょうじきほんしんつたえているのである

(もりもとてつろう日本語にほんごひょううらによる)

ちゅう1)ヒント

ちゅう2)こころ使つかここでは、こころつたえるもの

ちゅう3)なにふかかんがずにしき

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  1. 1筆者によると、無意識のうちに使われる言葉はどのようなものか。

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Vocabulary1 words
  • つくAs it appears here: ついて
    • ·to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to start burning
    • ·to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
    N2
Other levels34 words
  • 言葉ことば
    • ·language; dialect
    • ·word; phrase; expression; term
    • ·speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
    • ·words; remark; statement; comment
    • ·learning to speak; language acquisition
    N5
  • もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使われれば
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    N5
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使われる
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    N5
  • 意味いみ
    • ·meaning; significance; sense
    N5
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持って
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • くち
    • ·mouth
    • ·opening; hole; gap; orifice
    • ·mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece
    • ·gate; door; entrance; exit
    • ·speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip)
    • ·taste; palate
    • ·mouth (to feed)
    • ·opening (i.e. vacancy); available position
    • ·invitation; summons
    • ·kind; sort; type
    • ·opening (i.e. beginning)
    • ·counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money) and stove burners
    • ·counter for swords, blades, etc.
    N5
  • 出るでる
    • ·to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out
    • ·to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
    • ·to move forward
    • ·to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach
    • ·to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display
    • ·to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out
    • ·to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform
    • ·to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised
    • ·to sell
    • ·to exceed; to go over
    • ·to stick out; to protrude
    • ·to break out; to occur; to start; to originate
    • ·to be produced
    • ·to come from; to be derived from
    • ·to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid
    • ·to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get
    • ·to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave
    • ·to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain
    • ·to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed
    • ·to graduate
    • ·to ejaculate; to cum
    N5
  • 大切たいせつ
    • ·important; significant; serious; crucial
    • ·precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved
    • ·careful
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 古いふるい
    • ·old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn
    • ·long; since long ago; time-honored
    • ·of the distant past; long-ago
    • ·stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny
    • ·old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date
    N5
  • ある
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • ここ
    • ·here; this place
    • ·this point; here; now
    • ·these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
    • ·the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
    N5
  • うち
    • ·inside; within
    • ·while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
    • ·among; amongst; (out) of; between
    • ·in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success)
    • ·within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
    • ·we; our company; our organization
    • ·one's home; one's family
    • ·my spouse; my husband; my wife
    • ·signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife
    • ·I; me
    • ·imperial palace grounds
    • ·emperor
    N4
  • こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    N4
  • つたえるAs it appears here: つたえて
    • ·to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
    N4
  • うら
    • ·opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side
    • ·rear; back; behind
    • ·lining; inside
    • ·in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind (someone's) back
    • ·more (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side
    • ·proof
    • ·opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); contrary
    • ·inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
    • ·bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)
    N4
  • つたえる
    • ·to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
    N4
  • 深いふかいAs it appears here: 深く
    • ·deep
    • ·profound
    • ·dense; thick
    • ·close (relationship)
    • ·intense; strong
    • ·late
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考え
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • ほど
    • ·extent; degree; measure
    • ·limit; bounds
    • ·(span of) time
    • ·(a) distance
    • ·the state of; the status of; the condition of
    • ·about; around; approximately; or so
    • ·as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ...
    • ·the more ... the more ...
    N3
  • 何かなにか
    • ·something; some; any
    • ·somehow; for some reason
    • ·(so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
    N3
  • 重要じゅうよう
    • ·important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
    N3
  • がく
    • ·learning; scholarship; study; erudition; knowledge; education
    • ·study of ...; -ology; -ics
    N3
  • ふと
    • ·suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
    N3
  • ことわざ
    • ·proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
    N3
  • 正直しょうじき
    • ·honest; frank; candid; straightforward
    • ·honestly; frankly
    N3
  • ひょう
    • ·table; chart; list
    • ·memorial to an emperor
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 何気ないなにげないAs it appears here: 何気なく
    • ·casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; indifferent; offhand
    • ·ordinary; normal; regular; everyday; unremarkable
    N1
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Other levels10 patterns

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  • というものN1

    Emphasizes the entire stretch of a stated time period, or foregrounds the essential nature of a thing — "for the whole (time)...", "the very idea of...".

    言葉というものは、それが無意識のうちに使われれば使われるほど、何か秘された重要な意味を持っているものである。

    The more unconsciously words are used, the more likely they are to contain some important hidden meaning.

  • こそN3

    Emphatic particle singling out the preceding word as precisely the right or decisive one — 'precisely, exactly, ...for sure.'

    それだからこそ、精神分析学ではふと口をついて出る言葉を、精神分析の大切な手がかりにしているのだ。

    That is precisely why psychoanalysis treats words that suddenly slip from one’s mouth as important clues for psychological analysis.

  • ふとN3

    Adverb "suddenly / by chance / on a whim" — an action or thought occurs spontaneously, without intent.

    それだからこそ、精神分析学ではふと口をついて出る言葉を、精神分析の大切な手がかりにしているのだ。

    That is precisely why psychoanalysis treats words that suddenly slip from one’s mouth as important clues for psychological analysis.

  • ついN3

    Marks an action done unintentionally or on impulse, in spite of oneself — "can't help but, without meaning to".

    それだからこそ、精神分析学ではふと口をついて出る言葉を、精神分析の大切な手がかりにしているのだ。

    That is precisely why psychoanalysis treats words that suddenly slip from one’s mouth as important clues for psychological analysis.

  • によって/によるN3

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    (森本哲郎『日本語表と裏』による)

    (From Morimoto Tetsurou, “Japanese: Front and Back”)

  • ずにN3

    Marks doing one thing without doing another; a more formal equivalent of 〜ないで — 'without …ing'.

    (注3)何気なく:深く考えずに無意識に

    (Note 3) 何気なく: without thinking deeply; unconsciously

  • てもN4

    Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.

    何気なく口にした言葉であっても、その言葉はその人の心のメッセージであり、正直に本心をつたえているのである。

    Even words uttered casually are messages from that person’s heart and honestly convey what they truly feel inside.

  • 〜ているN53 times in this passage

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    言葉というものは、それが無意識のうちに使われれば使われるほど、何か秘された重要な意味を持っているものである。

    The more unconsciously words are used, the more likely they are to contain some important hidden meaning.

  • にするN52 times in this passage

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    それだからこそ、精神分析学ではふと口をついて出る言葉を、精神分析の大切な手がかりにしているのだ。

    That is precisely why psychoanalysis treats words that suddenly slip from one’s mouth as important clues for psychological analysis.

  • のでN5

    Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.

    何気なく口にした言葉であっても、その言葉はその人の心のメッセージであり、正直に本心をつたえているのである。

    Even words uttered casually are messages from that person’s heart and honestly convey what they truly feel inside.

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