hyggeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈhʊɡə/, /ˈhuːɡə/, /ˈhjuːɡə/

名詞

hygge (uncountable)

1. (chiefly UK) Cosiness, comfort, contentment, conviviality. [from 21st c.]
   • 2016 November 22, Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian:

     According to this now vast popular literature, the creation of an atmosphere of hygge is aided by gløgg (mulled wine), meatballs and cardamom buns.

形容詞

hygge

1. (chiefly UK) Cosy, convivial. [from 21st c.]
   • 2015, Helen Russell, The Year of Living Danishly, Icon Books Ltd, →ISBN:

     ‘So, where are they all? What's everyone doing?’
     ‘They're getting hygge,’ she tells me, making a noise that sounds a little like she has something stuck in her throat.

使用する際の注意点

• Used in Danish or Norwegian contexts.