原田英語の時事英語ジュニア|英語ニュース ワークシート(中学生レベル)
Class ____ No. ____ Name ____________________
日記界隈とは?手書きの日記をSNSで見せる人たち、日付だけの文庫本は18万部
Diaries Go Online
1Some people in Japan write diaries by hand and share the pages on social media. In Japanese, this group is called nikki kaiwai, or the diary crowd.
2They take photos or videos of their notebooks. Then they post them on Instagram and TikTok. Some writers do not show their faces or their real names. One diary post has been viewed about 18 million times.
3A small book called My Book is popular with this group. It has only dates and days of the week inside. Its publisher, Shinchosha, printed more than 180,000 copies of the 2026 edition.
4About 30 percent of the buyers are in their 20s or younger. The 2027 edition went on sale on September 28.
Words 単語
| diariesA2 | 名 | 日記(diary の複数形)books where you write about your day |
| shareA1 | 動 | (ほかの人に)見せる、共有するto let other people see or use something |
| crowdA2 | 名 | (同じことが好きな)人たち、仲間a group of people who like the same thing |
| postA1 | 動 | (SNSに)のせる、投稿するto put a message or photo on the internet |
| realA1 | 形 | 本当のtrue, not made up |
| viewedA2 | 動 | 見られた(view の過去分詞)looked at, often on a screen |
| publisherB1 | 名 | 出版社(本を作って売る会社)a company that makes and sells books |
| editionB1 | 名 | (本の)版、〜年版one version of a book printed at one time |
単語のレベル:CEFR-J(『CEFR-J Wordlist Version 1.6』 東京外国語大学投野由紀夫研究室. (URL: https://www.cefr-j.org/download.html より 2026年8月ダウンロード))
1. Reading Quiz 本文の内容に合うものを選ぼう
What do people in the diary crowd share on social media?
A. Recipes for dinnerB. Pages of their handwritten diariesC. Videos of their petsD. Their test scores
What is inside My Book?
A. Short storiesB. Photos of JapanC. Questions to answerD. Only dates and days of the week
How many copies of the 2026 edition were printed?
A. More than 180,000B. About 18,000C. About 30,000D. More than 18 million
When did the 2027 edition go on sale?
A. On January 1B. On October 23C. On September 28D. It has not gone on sale yet.
2. True or False 正しければ T、違っていれば F
( ) The diary crowd posts photos or videos of their notebooks.
( ) Every writer shows their face on social media.
( ) My Book has many pictures inside.
( ) About 30 percent of My Book buyers are in their 20s or younger.
3. Fill in the Blanks 下の語から選んで空らんをうめよう(形を変えずに)
postpublisherdiariescrowdviewedreal
Its _____, Shinchosha, printed more than 180,000 copies of the 2026 edition.
One diary post has been _____ about 18 million times.
Some people in Japan write _____ by hand and share the pages on social media.
In Japanese, this group is called nikki kaiwai, or the diary _____.
Some writers do not show their faces or their _____ names.
Then they _____ them on Instagram and TikTok.
4. Word Order 語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう
( of / They / photos / or / their / take / notebooks / videos ) .
( of / and / week / the / It / only / days / inside / has / dates ) .
( 2027 / went / September / on / The / on / 28 / edition / sale ) .
5. Think and Write 英語で答えてみよう
Would you write a diary by hand or on your phone? Why?(日記を書くなら、手で書く?スマホで書く?それはなぜ?)
What would you write in a book with only dates inside?(日付しかない本があったら、あなたは何を書きますか?)

Answers 解答
1. (1) B (2) D (3) A (4) C
2. (1) T (2) F (3) F (4) T
3. (1) publisher (2) viewed (3) diaries (4) crowd (5) real (6) post
4.
- They take photos or videos of their notebooks.
- It has only dates and days of the week inside.
- The 2027 edition went on sale on September 28.
全文訳
1日本では、日記を手で書いて、そのページをSNSで見せる人たちがいます。日本語では、この人たちを「日記界隈」とよびます。
2ノートの写真や動画をとります。そして、InstagramやTikTokにのせます。顔や本当の名前を出さない人もいます。ある日記の投稿は、約1800万回見られました。
3この人たちに人気なのが、『マイブック』という小さな本です。中には、日付と曜日しか書いてありません。出している新潮社は、2026年版を18万部以上刷りました。
4買う人の約3割は、20代かそれより若い人です。2027年版は、9月28日に発売されました。
文法ポイント:受け身(be動詞 + 過去分詞)
「~される・~された」を表す。本文の this group is called nikki kaiwai は「この人たちは日記界隈とよばれる」、has been viewed は現在完了の受け身で「(これまでに)見られた」。
出典:新潮社(PR TIMES 経由・インサイド)、Business Insider Japan、新潮社(PR TIMES 経由・公募ガイド) ほか(記事は原田英語の時事英語ジュニアのオリジナル)|https://www.haradaeigo.com/jijieigo-junior/news/2026-10-23-nikki-kaiwai-diary-sns/