ブロック

• 読み: ブロック
• ローマ字: burokku
• 漢字の分解: From English 'block' — to prevent someone from contacting or viewing your account
• 発音: /bu.ro.kku/

意味

To block someone on social media or messaging apps, preventing them from contacting you or seeing your content.

ブロック (from English 'block') is the standard term for blocking someone on any social platform. In Japanese internet culture, blocking carries significant social weight — it is seen as a definitive statement of cutting ties. 'ブロックされた' (I was blocked) is a dramatic event in online relationships. Some users differentiate between ブロック (hard block, completely severing connection) and ミュート (soft block, just hiding posts). ブロ解 (buro-kai, block-then-unblock) is a technique to force-unfollow someone without directly unfollowing them.

例文

1. しつこいからもうブロックした。
2. 推しにブロックされたら立ち直れない。
3. ブロックするほどじゃないけどミュートはした。

使い方ガイド

場面: social media, messaging, online discussion

トーン: decisive, sometimes dramatic

正しい言い方

• 変なアカウントはすぐブロックした方がいいよ。 (You should block suspicious accounts right away.)
• ブロ解って知ってる？ (Do you know about the block-unblock technique?)

避ける言い方

• リアルの関係で「ブロックした」と言う (Don't say you 'blocked' someone in real-life contexts — it's an online-specific term)

よくある間違い

• Not knowing ブロ解 (buro-kai) — the technique of blocking then unblocking to force-remove a follower
• Using ブロック when ミュート would be more appropriate — blocking is a much stronger action in Japanese online culture

起源と歴史

From English 'block.' Adopted directly into Japanese as social media platforms introduced blocking features. The term became emotionally charged in Japanese internet culture where online relationships carry significant weight.

文化的背景

時代: 2010s, with social media mainstream adoption

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal

地域メモ: Used across Japan. Blocking carries more dramatic weight in Japanese internet culture compared to Western social media.