コミット

• 読み: コミット
• ローマ字: komitto
• 漢字の分解: From English 'commit' → コミット (katakana transliteration)
• 発音: /ko.mit.to/

意味

To commit — pledging firmly to deliver specific results or dedicating fully to a goal.

Made famous in Japan by the RIZAP fitness company's '結果にコミットする' (commit to results) advertising campaign, コミット has become a widespread business buzzword. It implies a strong, almost contractual commitment to achieving a specific outcome. In the workplace, it's used when assigning accountability — 'コミットする' means you're personally responsible for making it happen. It carries more weight than simply saying がんばる (I'll do my best).

例文

1. この数字にコミットするって言ったんだから、達成してね。
2. コミットした以上は、何がなんでもやり遂げないと。
3. 「コミットします」って簡単に言う人ほど、達成しないんだよね。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, meetings, goal-setting

トーン: determined, accountability-focused

正しい言い方

• 今期の売上目標にコミットします。 (I commit to this quarter's sales target.)
• そこまでコミットできるかは正直分からない。 (Honestly, I'm not sure I can commit to that extent.)

避ける言い方

• 軽い気持ちで「コミットします」と言うと、後で責任を問われる (Casually saying 'I'll commit' can come back to bite you when you're held accountable)

よくある間違い

• Using コミット too lightly — in Japanese business, it implies serious personal accountability
• Confusing with the programming term 'commit' (as in git commit) — different context entirely

起源と歴史

From English 'commit.' Gained massive popularity in Japan after RIZAP's 2012 advertising campaign '結果にコミットする' (commit to results). Spread from fitness marketing to general business vocabulary.

文化的背景

時代: 2012 RIZAP campaign, widespread by mid-2010s

世代: All working-age adults

社会的背景: Business professionals, managers

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan. The RIZAP connection means many people associate the word with fitness and results-oriented culture.