JLPT N1Four-character idioms
泰然自若
- Meaning
- 落ち着き払い物事に動じない様子
- Explanation
- "泰然自若" describes being settled and calm like Mount Tai, keeping one's composure and being unshaken no matter what happens. It is a term praising an attitude of not losing calm even in a crisis or unexpected situation. Unlike c1's "spiritless from waning vigor", this is calm with a core of strength inside, not passive indifference.
Original Japanese explanation
「泰然自若」は、泰山のようにどっしりと落ち着き、何があっても平常心を保って動じない様子をいう。危機や予想外の事態でも冷静さを失わない態度を称える語。c1 の「気力が衰え無気力」とは異なり、こちらは内に芯のある落ち着きで、消極的な無関心ではない点が核心。
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