メイク動画

• 読み: メイクどうが
• ローマ字: meiku dōga
• 漢字の分解: メイク (makeup) + 動 (move) + 画 (picture) → makeup video
• 発音: /me.i.kɯ doː.ɡa/

意味

A makeup tutorial or beauty video showing techniques and product application.

メイク動画 is the standard term for makeup tutorial videos on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Japan has a massive beauty video culture, with creators like Nanakoななこ and Sasakiasahi among the most popular. These videos cover everything from daily makeup routines to dramatic transformations, product reviews, and seasonal looks. The term is used universally to refer to any video content focused on makeup application.

例文

1. 寝る前にメイク動画見るのがルーティンになってる。
2. メイク動画参考にしたらだいぶ上手くなった。
3. このメイク動画、100万再生超えてるよ。

使い方ガイド

場面: social media, beauty, YouTube, daily conversation

トーン: neutral, everyday

正しい言い方

• おすすめのメイク動画ある？ (Got any makeup video recommendations?)
• メイク動画見ながら練習してる。 (I'm practicing while watching makeup tutorials.)

避ける言い方

• 「メイク動画見て勉強しなよ」は余計なお世話 (Telling someone to study makeup tutorials is unsolicited advice and rude)

よくある間違い

• Saying メイクビデオ instead of メイク動画 — while ビデオ exists in Japanese, 動画 is the standard word for online video content

起源と歴史

Simple compound of メイク (makeup, from English) + 動画 (video/moving picture). Became a standard phrase with the rise of YouTube beauty content in Japan in the early 2010s.

文化的背景

時代: 2010s with the rise of YouTube

世代: All ages, especially teens to 30s

社会的背景: Universal

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan. Japanese beauty YouTubers have massive followings. The term is as common as 'makeup tutorial' in English.