ググる

• 読み: ググる
• ローマ字: guguru
• 漢字の分解: From 'Google' (グーグル) → shortened to ググ + る (verb suffix) → to google/search
• 発音: /gu.gu.ru/

意味

To google something — to search for information online using a search engine.

ググる is the Japanese verb form of 'Google,' created by applying the る verb suffix. Like its English counterpart 'to google,' it has become genericized to mean searching online regardless of which search engine is used. 'ググれカス' (gugure kasu, 'just google it, you idiot') is a famous internet phrase directed at people who ask easily searchable questions. The term is universally understood and used across all age groups in Japan.

例文

1. わかんなかったらとりあえずググってみ。
2. ググったけど出てこなかったから教えて。
3. 何でもすぐググる癖がついてる。

使い方ガイド

場面: general conversation, social media, online chat

トーン: practical, everyday

正しい言い方

• ちょっとググってみるわ。 (Let me google that real quick.)
• ググれば一発で出てくるよ。 (It'll come right up if you google it.)

避ける言い方

• 仕事の会議で「ググりましょう」と提案する (In formal meetings, say 検索しましょう instead of ググりましょう)

よくある間違い

• Using ググる in formal or written contexts where 検索する (kensaku suru, to search) is more appropriate
• Not knowing the famous ググれカス (just google it, idiot) — a classic internet culture phrase

起源と歴史

From the brand name 'Google' + the Japanese verb-forming suffix る. Emerged in the mid-2000s as Google became the dominant search engine in Japan. One of the most successful brand-name-to-verb conversions in Japanese.

文化的背景

時代: Mid-2000s onward

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal

地域メモ: Used across Japan. So widely adopted that even older generations understand it. Japan's equivalent of English 'to google.'