JLPT N2Four-character idioms
十人十色
- Meaning
- 人の好みや考え方は人それぞれ異なること
- Explanation
- "十人十色" means that, just as ten people have ten different colors, tastes and ways of thinking vary from person to person. It is used in scenes that positively speak of diversity or individuality. The other choices take "色" literally as paint or the color of clothes, but "色" here is a metaphor for the differences among each person.
Original Japanese explanation
「十人十色」は、十人いれば十通りの色があるように、好みや考え方は人によってさまざまだという意味です。多様性や個性を肯定的に語る場面で使います。他の選択肢は「色」を絵の具や服の色と字義どおりに取っていますが、ここでの「色」は人それぞれの違いのたとえです。
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