Meaning & Cultural Context
Meaning:
Welcome anyone who wants to join, and don't hold back anyone who wants to leave.
日本語で読む
来たい人は受け入れ、離れていく人は無理に引き止めないという意味。
Cultural Context:
It may also be used to describe someone's easygoing attitude in friendships or love.
日本語で読む
人づきあいや恋愛での、こだわらない態度を表すときに使うこともあります。
Grammar & Learning Points
Grammar Point
拒まず and 追わず are classical negatives of 拒む and 追う: "not refuse" and "not chase."
日本語で読む
「拒まず」「追わず」は「拒まない」「追わない」の古い言い方です。
Trap for English Speakers
者 here is read もの, not しゃ, and means "person."
日本語で読む
ここでの「者」は「しゃ」ではなく「もの」と読み、人のことです。
Example
Example 1Basic Example
うちのサークルは出入り自由だよ。来る者は拒まず去る者は追わずって感じ。
Our club is open to anyone, and you can leave anytime. Welcome all, hold on to none.
Example 2Applied Example
山奥の道場の老剣士は、弟子入りを願う者は誰でも受け入れ、去る者も引き止めなかった。来る者は拒まず去る者は追わず。
The old swordsman at the mountain dojo accepted anyone who asked to train and never stopped those who left. Don't refuse those who come, don't chase those who leave.
Quick check
Meaning
What does 「来る者は拒まず去る者は追わず」 mean?