ぐぐる

• 読み: ぐぐる
• ローマ字: guguru
• 発音: /gu.gu.ɾu/

意味

To Google something — to look up information on the internet using a search engine.

A verb formed from the brand name Google (グーグル) by adding the Japanese verb suffix -る, ぐぐる has become so entrenched in casual speech that it is used regardless of which search engine is actually used. It simply means to search online. The famous internet phrase ぐぐれカス (Google it, you idiot) cemented its place in Japanese net culture. Used universally across age groups in informal settings.

例文

1. わからないことがあったらとりあえずぐぐってみなよ。
2. さっきぐぐったんだけど、やっぱりこのレストラン評判いいみたい。
3. ぐぐれば一瞬で出てくるのに、なんで人に聞くの？

使い方ガイド

場面: friends, online, daily conversation

トーン: casual, matter-of-fact

正しい言い方

• それぐぐった？すぐ出てくるよ。 (Did you Google that? It comes right up.)
• ぐぐったら解決した！ (I Googled it and solved it!)

避ける言い方

• ビジネスメールで「ぐぐってください」は軽すぎる (Writing 'please Google it' in a business email is too casual)

よくある間違い

• Using ぐぐる in formal writing — use 検索する (kensaku suru) instead
• Assuming ぐぐる only means using Google — it means any internet search

起源と歴史

Coined from Google (グーグル) by adding the Japanese verb-forming suffix -る. Popularised in the early 2000s as internet search became ubiquitous. Related to the famous internet phrase ぐぐれカス (google it, you idiot).

文化的背景

時代: Early 2000s internet culture

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal informal

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan. One of the earliest internet-derived verbs to enter mainstream casual Japanese.