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「ことば食堂へようこそ！」第5話【気が置けない】

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言葉食堂へようこそ！
Welcome to the vocabulary hall!
当店では、
At our shop,
私達が普段何気なく使っている言葉の本来の意味を、ご提供しております。
we provide the original meaning to words that we use every day without thinking twice.
本日お勧めするメニューは、こちら「気が置けない」。
Our recommendation for the day is "ki ga okenai".
お母さん！ – うん
Mum! -Yes?
あれ、お客さんだったの？
What? There was a guest?
うん、下の階の山田さんがね、見えてたの。
Yes, Mr. Yamada from the floor below came for a visit.
あ、山田さんて、前にりんごをお裾分けしてくれた方？
Ah, Mr. Yamada was the person who shared apples with us some time ago?
そうそう、気が置けない人でね、たまにお喋りしているの。
That's right! He's so "ki ga okenai", you see, so I chat with him sometimes.
お母さん、そんな人と親しくして大変じゃないの？
Mum, isn't it difficult being on friendly terms with someone like that?
そんな人って、すごくいい人なのよ。
"Someone like that"? He's a really nice person, you know.
え、だって今、気が置けない人って、言ってたじゃない。
Huh? But didn't you just say that he's "ki ga okenai"?
え、あんた何言ってんの？
What? What are you talking about?
気が置けない人なんでしょ？
A "ki ga okenai" person, right?
そうよ！
That's right?
え！？
What?
「気が置けない」とは本来、
Does "ki ga okenai" originally
「相手に気配りや遠慮をしなくてはならないこと」という意味でしょうか？
mean, "to have to show consideration or restraint to the other party"?
それとも、「相手に気配りや遠慮をしなくてよいこと」という意味でしょうか？
Or does it mean, "to not have to show consideration or restraint to the other party"?
「気が置けない」とは本来、
"Ki ga okenai" originally
「相手に気配りや遠慮をしなくてよいこと」という意味です。
means "to not have to show consideration or restraint to the other party".
平成十八年度と二十四年度の国語に関する世論調査では、二回とも、
In public opinion polls related to Japanese during Heisei Years 18 (2006) and 24 (2012), both times,
「相手に気配りや遠慮をしなくてはならないこと」と回答した人が半数近くいて、
nearly half the number of people answered, "to have to show consideration or restraint to the other party",
本来の意味を選んだ人よりも多くなっています。
becoming more than the people who chose the original meaning.
これは、「気が置けない」と対になる「気が置ける」という言葉が、
The pair phrase of "ki ga okenai" is "ki ga okeru",
あまり使われなくなっていることも、影響していると考えられます。
and it has become seldom used. It is believed that had an effect as well.
この「気が置ける」は、「気が許せない」という意味です。
This "ki ga okeru" means "to be unable to let one's guard down".
ですから、それを打ち消した形の「気が置けない」は、
Therefore, the negative form of that, "ki ga okenai",
「気が許せる」という意味になります。
makes the meaning become "to be able to let one's guard down".
ただ、「ない」を伴った「置けない」という言葉は、
However, the word "okenai" is accompanied with a "nai (negative conjugation),
「信用が置けない」、「信頼が置けない」などのように、
and just like in phrases such as "shinyou ga okenai (cannot put one's trust)", "shinrai ga okenai (cannot rely)",
否定的な意味で使われることが多いので、
because many a times it's being used in a negative sense,
「気が置けない」も同様に、否定的な意味合いであると考えられ、
we think that "ki ga okenai" also similarly has a negative connotation.
本来とは反対の意味に理解する人が、多くなっているのかもしれません。
Perhaps that's why many people are understanding the phrase as opposite from its original meaning.
「気が置けない」
"Ki ga okenai".
その本来の意味は、「相手に気配りや遠慮をしなくてよいこと」です。
Its original meaning is, "to not have to show consideration or restraint to the other party".
お聞きになったの？
Did you hear?
聞きましたわ。
I heard!
遊びにいらっしゃいな。
Come hang out!
お母さん、気が置けない人なんかと仲良くしておかしいわ。
Mum... You're strange, getting along so well with a "ki ga okenai" person!

言葉食堂へようこそ！

言葉

Language, dialect; word, words, phrase, term, expression, remark; speech, (manner of) speaking

食堂

Dining room, dining hall, cafeteria, messroom; restaurant, eatery, snack bar, diner

ようこそ

Welcome!, nice to see you!
当店では、

当店

this store
私達が普段何気なく使っている言葉の本来の意味を、ご提供しております。

普段

Usual, habitual, ordinary, everyday, always

本来

Originally, primarily; essentially, naturally, by nature, in (and of) itself; proper, legal

提供

Offer, tender, program sponsoring, programme sponsoring, furnishing, provisioning, supply

意味

Meaning, significance

言葉

Language, dialect; word, words, phrase, term, expression, remark; speech, (manner of) speaking

私

I, me

達

Pluralizing suffix (esp. for people & animals; formerly honorific)

何気なく

Unintentionally, calmly, inadvertently, innocently
本日お勧めするメニューは、こちら「気が置けない」。

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

メニュー

Menu; schedule, program, programme; (computer) menu

勧め

Recommendation, advice, suggestion, encouragement

本日

Today
お母さん！ – うん

お母さん

Mother
あれ、お客さんだったの？
うん、下の階の山田さんがね、見えてたの。

下

Under (being in said condition or environment)

階

Storey, story, floor; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
あ、山田さんて、前にりんごをお裾分けしてくれた方？

方

Direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction); side (of an argument, etc.), one''s part; type, category; field (of study, etc.); indicates one side of a comparison; way, method, manner, means; length (of each side of a square)

前

Ago, before (some event), previously, (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of), before (e.g. the house); head (of a line), front (e.g. of a bus), fore part; in the presence of; helping, portion; privates, private parts
そうそう、気が置けない人でね、たまにお喋りしているの。

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

人

Person

お喋り

Chattering, talk, idle talk, chat, chitchat, gossip; chatty, talkative, chatterbox, blabbermouth
お母さん、そんな人と親しくして大変じゃないの？

そんな

Such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener), like that, that sort of

大変

Very, greatly; immense, enormous, great; serious, grave, dreadful, terrible; difficult, hard; major incident, disaster

人

Person

お母さん

Mother

親しく

Intimately, personally, in person
そんな人って、すごくいい人なのよ。

そんな

Such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener), like that, that sort of

人

Person
え、だって今、気が置けない人って、言ってたじゃない。

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

だって

After all, because; but; even; too, as well, also; they say, i hear, you mean

人

Person

今

The current ..., this; today''s ..
え、あんた何言ってんの？

何

What; how many; you-know-what, that; whatsit, what''s the expression, what do you call them; what?; hey!
気が置けない人なんでしょ？

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

人

Person
そうよ！
え！？
「気が置けない」とは本来、

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

本来

Originally, primarily; essentially, naturally, by nature, in (and of) itself; proper, legal
「相手に気配りや遠慮をしなくてはならないこと」という意味でしょうか？

遠慮

Reserve, constraint, restraint, modesty, diffidence, hesitation, holding back, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness; declining, refraining; forethought, foresight

相手

Companion, partner, company; other party, addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

意味

Meaning, significance

気配り

Care, attentiveness, attention, consideration (for others), solicitude
それとも、「相手に気配りや遠慮をしなくてよいこと」という意味でしょうか？

遠慮

Reserve, constraint, restraint, modesty, diffidence, hesitation, holding back, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness; declining, refraining; forethought, foresight

相手

Companion, partner, company; other party, addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

意味

Meaning, significance

気配り

Care, attentiveness, attention, consideration (for others), solicitude
「気が置けない」とは本来、

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

本来

Originally, primarily; essentially, naturally, by nature, in (and of) itself; proper, legal
「相手に気配りや遠慮をしなくてよいこと」という意味です。

遠慮

Reserve, constraint, restraint, modesty, diffidence, hesitation, holding back, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness; declining, refraining; forethought, foresight

相手

Companion, partner, company; other party, addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

意味

Meaning, significance

気配り

Care, attentiveness, attention, consideration (for others), solicitude
平成十八年度と二十四年度の国語に関する世論調査では、二回とも、

四

Four

回

Counter for occurrences; counter for games, rounds, etc., counter for innings (baseball); islam; hui (people)

国語

National language; japanese language (often as a school subject in japan); native japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

十

Ten

調査

Investigation, examination, inquiry, enquiry, survey

年度

Fiscal year (usu. april 1 to march 31 in japan), financial year; academic year, school year; product year

世論

Public opinion

二

Two

八

Eight

に関する

Related to, in relation to

平成

Heisei era (1989.1.8- )
「相手に気配りや遠慮をしなくてはならないこと」と回答した人が半数近くいて、

遠慮

Reserve, constraint, restraint, modesty, diffidence, hesitation, holding back, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness; declining, refraining; forethought, foresight

相手

Companion, partner, company; other party, addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

回答

Reply, answer

人

Person

近く

Near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"), close to; shortly, soon

気配り

Care, attentiveness, attention, consideration (for others), solicitude

半数

Half the number; haploid
本来の意味を選んだ人よりも多くなっています。

本来

Originally, primarily; essentially, naturally, by nature, in (and of) itself; proper, legal

人

Person

意味

Meaning, significance

多く

Many, much, largely, abundantly, mostly
これは、「気が置けない」と対になる「気が置ける」という言葉が、

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

対

Pair, couple, set; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

言葉

Language, dialect; word, words, phrase, term, expression, remark; speech, (manner of) speaking
あまり使われなくなっていることも、影響していると考えられます。

影響

Influence, effect; to influence, to affect, to have an influence on, to impact, to have an effect on

考え

Thinking, thought, view, opinion, concept; idea, notion, imagination; intention, plan, design; consideration, judgement, deliberation, reflection; wish, hope, expectation
この「気が置ける」は、「気が許せない」という意味です。

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

意味

Meaning, significance
ですから、それを打ち消した形の「気が置けない」は、

形

Style, way, shape, form, appearance, state

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

ですから

So, therefore

打ち消し

Negation, denial, negative
「気が許せる」という意味になります。

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

意味

Meaning, significance
ただ、「ない」を伴った「置けない」という言葉は、

言葉

Language, dialect; word, words, phrase, term, expression, remark; speech, (manner of) speaking
「信用が置けない」、「信頼が置けない」などのように、

信用

Confidence, dependence, credit, faith, reliance, belief, credence, trust

信頼

Reliance, trust, faith, confidence
否定的な意味で使われることが多いので、

否定

Negation, denial, repudiation; not operation

的

Mark, target

意味

Meaning, significance

多い

Many, numerous
「気が置けない」も同様に、否定的な意味合いであると考えられ、

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

否定

Negation, denial, repudiation; not operation

考え

Thinking, thought, view, opinion, concept; idea, notion, imagination; intention, plan, design; consideration, judgement, deliberation, reflection; wish, hope, expectation

同様

Identical, equal to, same (kind), like, similarity

的

Mark, target

意味合い

Implication, nuance, shade of meaning, connotation
本来とは反対の意味に理解する人が、多くなっているのかもしれません。

反対

Opposition, resistance, antagonism, hostility, objection, dissension; reverse, opposite, vice versa, contrast

理解

Understanding, comprehension, appreciation, sympathy

本来

Originally, primarily; essentially, naturally, by nature, in (and of) itself; proper, legal

人

Person

意味

Meaning, significance

多く

Many, much, largely, abundantly, mostly
「気が置けない」

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of
その本来の意味は、「相手に気配りや遠慮をしなくてよいこと」です。

遠慮

Reserve, constraint, restraint, modesty, diffidence, hesitation, holding back, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness; declining, refraining; forethought, foresight

相手

Companion, partner, company; other party, addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

本来

Originally, primarily; essentially, naturally, by nature, in (and of) itself; proper, legal

意味

Meaning, significance

気配り

Care, attentiveness, attention, consideration (for others), solicitude
お聞きになったの？

聞き

Hearing, audible sound; rumour, rumor, hearsay, reputation; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
聞きましたわ。

聞き

Hearing, audible sound; rumour, rumor, hearsay, reputation; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
遊びにいらっしゃいな。

遊び

Playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

いらっしゃい

Come, go, stay; welcome!
お母さん、気が置けない人なんかと仲良くしておかしいわ。

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

人

Person

お母さん

Mother

なんか

Things like ..., or something like that ... (often derogatory)

仲良く

On good terms with, on cordial terms with, getting along well with, happily, peacefully; to make friends with, to be good friends with, to get along with