キャリー

• 読み: キャリー
• ローマ字: kyarī
• 漢字の分解: From English 'carry' — to carry the team on your back to victory
• 発音: /kja.ɾi.ː/

意味

Carry — when one skilled player single-handedly leads their team to victory by performing exceptionally well.

Borrowed from English MOBA terminology, キャリー describes a player who 'carries' their teammates on their back to a win. It can be used as a verb (キャリーする) or a noun describing the role. The term implies the other team members are underperforming or weaker, making one player's excellence the deciding factor. It is generally positive when self-referencing but can be condescending toward teammates.

例文

1. フレンドにキャリーしてもらってランク上がった。
2. 一人でキャリーするの疲れるから固定組みたい。
3. 味方が弱すぎてキャリーしきれなかった。

使い方ガイド

場面: team games, competitive gaming, streaming

トーン: proud, humorous

正しい言い方

• 今日はキャリーしてもらったわ、ありがとう (You carried me today, thanks)
• キャリーできる実力つけたい (I want to get good enough to carry)

避ける言い方

• 「キャリーしてやった」は味方を見下してるように聞こえる ('I carried you' sounds condescending to teammates)

よくある間違い

• Using キャリー boastfully in team chat — it implies your teammates were dead weight

起源と歴史

From English MOBA term 'carry.' Entered Japanese gaming vocabulary in the 2010s with the rise of team-based competitive games like League of Legends and Apex Legends.

文化的背景

時代: 2010s MOBA and team game culture

世代: Team game players (teens-30s)

社会的背景: Competitive gaming community

地域メモ: Used nationwide in team-based gaming. Especially common in Apex Legends, Valorant, and League of Legends communities.