Vessel of the Word | 語の器 | ごのうつわ | gonotsuwa

Vessel of the Word / English

Definition

The structural frame that allows a word to exist as a word.

Explanation

Structure is the Vessel of the Word
that allows a word to function.

Syntax is the Vessel of the Word
that expresses meaning and emotion as pressure.

Lexicon is the Vessel of the Word
that enables the operational use of the word’s meaning.

Each layer provides a container that gives the word its shape,
resonance, and function.

Examples

The meaning of a word is shaped by its Vessel of the Word.

Even with similar content,
the Vessel of the Word can vary in thickness depending on how the word is spoken.

Translation: Ten Words

1. Frame
    — The outer shape that defines the word and holds its meaning in place.
2. Depth
    — The capacity of the vessel—how much fire and intent it can contain.
3. Resonance
    — The tone and echo shaped by the vessel’s structure and material.
4. Thickness
    — The density of meaning determined by how the word is delivered.
5. Material
    — The textural quality that supports the word—formal, poetic, blunt, etc.
6. Reach
    — The vessel’s ability to let the word extend beyond itself into other syntax.
7. Pressure Tolerance
    — How much emotional or conceptual force the vessel can bear without breaking.
8. Contour Line
    — The boundary between meaning and non-meaning—where the word begins and ends.
9. Silence
    — The unspoken space the vessel carries—what it holds back.
10. Overlap
     — The area where one vessel blends or interfaces with another—shared context.

語の器 / 日本語

定義

語が語として成立するための枠組み。

解説

構造は、語が語として機能するための語の器。
構文は、意味と感情を語圧として表出させるための語の器。
語彙は、語の意味を運用するための語の器。

用例

語の意味は、語の器によって形作られる。
同じような内容でも、語られ方で、語の器の厚みが変わる。

翻訳10語列記版

1. 枠
    — 語の輪郭を定め、意味を流さずに保持する外形
2. 深さ
    — 語がどこまで火や意を蓄積できるかという容量
3. 響き
    — 器が語に与える音・感触・余韻の性質
4. 厚み
    — 同じ意味でも語り方によって生まれる意味の密度差
5. 材質
    — 語をどんな文体・語感で支えているかという質感
6. 広がり
    — 語の意味が他の構文へどれだけ波及するかという拡張性
7. 耐圧性
    — どれほどの火や感情を受け止められるかという語の強度
8. 輪郭線
    — 語の意味と意味でない部分を分ける構文的な境界
9. 沈黙
    — 語が語られていない部分を含んでしまう器の空白
10. 重なり
     — 他の語の器と重なる部分。文脈共有のための構文化接点

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Lexicon ID : 0010