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滅とは？意味と使い方　女子高生94人の調査で今年いちばん使った言葉1位

Teen Girls Pick 'Metsu' as Their Word of the Year

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1The word Japanese high school girls used most this year was metsu, according to a survey released on October 31. JK Lab, a research and media group run by the company nowWnow, asked 94 of its high school members to write their answers in an online form from October 20 to 22. Metsu was named by 29 of them, or 30.9 percent.

2The word is used when feelings rise sharply, as in suki sugite metsu, which describes liking someone so much that it becomes too much to handle. It started as part of a song title by the group MILK. In a separate survey by the company Mynavi, released in June, the pattern topped the words category with 50.7 percent of 610 girls aged 13 to 19.

3Second place in the new survey went to dopagaki, at 16.0 percent, followed by frenemy, at 9.6 percent. Dopagaki, short for a Japanese phrase meaning a kid hooked on dopamine, describes someone who cannot stay away from short videos and social media. Yet dopagaki also ranked first, at 17.0 percent, when the girls were asked which words they see on social media but do not actually say. It also topped the list of words the girls think adults would not understand, with 27.7 percent.

4The members also tried to predict the winner of this year's Shingo Ryukogo Taisho, a well-known Japanese award for new words and buzzwords. Metsu came first again, with 27.7 percent. Dopagaki was second, at 12.8 percent. The organizers usually announce the nominees in early November and the winner in early December. JK Lab said it plans to check its members' guesses against the real results.

Words　単語

according toB1前～によるとas said or shown by
riseB1動高まる、上がるto go up or become stronger
patternB1名型、決まった形a way something is usually done or made
handleA2動うまく受け止める、対処するto deal with something
rankedB1動（～位に）入った（rank の過去形）had a place in a list from best to worst
categoryB1名部門、種類a group of things of the same kind
hookedB2形夢中になって、やめられないliking something so much you cannot stop
predictA2動予想するto say what will happen before it happens
nomineesB2名候補（nominee の複数形）people or things chosen as possible winners
sharplyB2副急に、大きくsuddenly and by a large amount

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

  1. How did JK Lab collect the girls' answers?

    A. By phone callsB. By meeting them at schoolC. Through an online formD. Through letters

  2. Where did the word metsu come from?

    A. The title of a song by MILKB. A Mynavi advertisementC. A famous old novelD. A TV cooking show

  3. What share of the 610 girls in the Mynavi survey chose the pattern?

    A. 16.0 percentB. 27.7 percentC. 30.9 percentD. 50.7 percent

  4. Which is true about dopagaki?

    A. It came first in the question about the word used most.B. It topped the list of words the girls think adults would not understand.C. It was not chosen by any of the girls.D. It started as the title of a song.

  5. When is the winner of the award usually announced?

    A. In late OctoberB. In early NovemberC. In early DecemberD. In January

2. True or False　正しければ T、違っていれば F

  1. (     ) Metsu was named by 29 of the 94 girls.

  2. (     ) Frenemy came second in the new survey.

  3. (     ) Metsu also came first when the girls predicted the winner of the award.

  4. (     ) JK Lab has already checked its members' guesses against the real results.

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）

predictrankedrisepatternnomineeshooked

  1. The word is used when feelings _____ sharply, as in suki sugite metsu, which describes liking someone so much that it becomes too much to handle.

  2. Dopagaki, short for a Japanese phrase meaning a kid _____ on dopamine, describes someone who cannot stay away from short videos and social media.

  3. The organizers usually announce the _____ in early November and the winner in early December.

  4. In a separate survey by the company Mynavi, released in June, the _____ topped the words category with 50.7 percent of 610 girls aged 13 to 19.

  5. Yet dopagaki also _____ first, at 17.0 percent, when the girls were asked which words they see on social media but do not actually say.

  6. The members also tried to _____ the winner of this year's Shingo Ryukogo Taisho, a well-known Japanese award for new words and buzzwords.

4. Word Order　語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう

  1. ( named / 30.9 / or / Metsu / of / by / percent / 29 / them, / was ) .

  2. ( the / by / started / as / part / title / MILK / group / It / song / a / of ) .

  3. ( Metsu / 27.7 / percent / first / with / came / again, ) .

5. Think and Write　英語で答えてみよう

  1. Why do you think some words are popular online but not used in real life?（ネットでは話題なのに、実際には使われない言葉があるのはなぜだと思いますか？）

  2. Do you think buzzwords make communication with adults harder? Why or why not?（流行語は、大人とのコミュニケーションをむずかしくすると思いますか？その理由は？）

Answers　解答

1. (1) C　(2) A　(3) D　(4) B　(5) C

2. (1) T　(2) F　(3) T　(4) F

3. (1) rise　(2) hooked　(3) nominees　(4) pattern　(5) ranked　(6) predict

4.

  1. Metsu was named by 29 of them, or 30.9 percent.
  2. It started as part of a song title by the group MILK.
  3. Metsu came first again, with 27.7 percent.

全文訳

110月31日に発表された調査によると、今年、日本の女子高生がいちばん使った言葉は「滅」でした。nowWnow という会社が運営する調査・メディアの組織「JKラボ」が、10月20日から22日に、メンバーの女子高生94人にオンラインのフォームで答えを書いてもらいました。「滅」をあげたのは、そのうち29人、つまり30.9％でした。

2この言葉は、気持ちが大きく動いたときに使われます。たとえば「好きすぎて滅」は、だれかを好きな気持ちが大きすぎて、受け止めきれなくなることを表します。もとは、M!LK というグループの曲の題名の一部でした。マイナビが6月に発表した別の調査でも、13〜19歳の女子610人のうち50.7％が選び、この言い方が「コトバ」の部門で1位でした。

3今回の調査の2位は16.0％の「ドパガキ」、3位は9.6％の「フレネミー」でした。「ドパガキ」は「ドーパミン中毒のガキ」を短くした言葉で、ショート動画やSNSから離れられない状態を表します。ところがドパガキは、「SNSで見るけれど実際には使わない言葉」をたずねた質問でも17.0％で1位でした。大人には意味が伝わらないと思う言葉でも、27.7％で1位でした。

4メンバーは、新しい言葉や流行語を選ぶ有名な賞「新語・流行語大賞」の今年の大賞も予想しました。ここでも「滅」が27.7％で1位でした。2位はドパガキで、12.8％でした。この賞では、ふつう11月の初めに候補の言葉が、12月の初めに大賞が発表されます。JKラボは、発表のあとに、メンバーの予想と実際の結果を答え合わせする予定だとしています。

文法ポイント：目的格の関係代名詞の省略（名詞 + 主語 + 動詞）

名詞のすぐあとに〈主語＋動詞〉を続けて、名詞をくわしく説明する形。that / which が省かれている。本文の The word Japanese high school girls used most this year（今年、日本の女子高生がいちばん使った言葉）がその例。もとは The word (that) Japanese high school girls used most …。

出典：PR TIMES（株式会社nowWnow）、マイナビニュース 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/2026-11-01-metsu-jk-buzzword-survey/