[Four-character Idiom] Ep.#13,14 Title: Anya Kōro【四字熟語】暗夜行路

“Anyakōro(A Dark Night’s Passing)” is the title of a novel written by Shiga, Naoya, which depicts the deep anguish of knowing the secret of his birth.

『暗夜行路あんやこうろ』は、自分じぶんの出生しゅっしょうの秘密ひみつを知しったことによる深ふかい苦悩くのうを描えがく、志賀しが 直哉なおやの小説しょうせつのタイトル。

Go the dark night road

暗くらい夜よるの 道みちを行いく

To live a life of deep darkness

深ふかい闇やみの人生じんせいを歩あゆむこと

< Coined word >

≪ 造語ぞうご ≫

A word that metaphors the life of Tokito, Kensaku, with darkness in his heart

心こころに闇やみを抱かかえた時任ときとう 謙作けんさくの人生じんせいを喩たとえた語ご

Kensaku suffers from knowing that he was born after an affair between his mother and grandfather

母ははと祖父そふの不倫ふりんの末すえに生うまれたことを知しり苦悩くのうする謙作けんさく

In addition, something to rub salt into his wound happens

それに追おい打うちを掛かけるようなことが起おこる

The full-length novel “Anyakōro(A Dark Night’s Passing)” by Naoya Shiga (1883-1971)

志賀しが 直哉なおやによる長編小説ちょうへんしょうせつ『暗夜行路あんやこうろ』