メルカリ

• 読み: メルカリ
• ローマ字: merukari
• 発音: /me.ɾu.ka.ɾi/

意味

Japan's largest flea market app for buying and selling secondhand items between individuals.

メルカリ revolutionized secondhand commerce in Japan, where buying used items was once stigmatized. The app made selling so easy that 'メルカリで売れるかも' (maybe I can sell this on Mercari) has become a common thought before throwing anything away. It's created an entire secondary economy and changed how Japanese people think about ownership. The word is used as a verb — メルカリする (to sell on Mercari).

例文

1. 引っ越しの前にいらないもの全部メルカリで売った。
2. メルカリで買ったほうが新品の半額くらいで買えるよ。
3. メルカリの値下げ交渉がめんどくさいけど、安く買えるから我慢してる。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily conversation, social media, friends

トーン: casual, practical

正しい言い方

• それ捨てるならメルカリ出したら？意外と売れるよ。 (If you're throwing that away, why not list it on Mercari? It might sell.)
• メルカリで限定品の転売がひどくて定価で買えない。 (Reselling on Mercari is so bad that I can't buy limited items at retail.)

避ける言い方

• メルカリで偽物や盗品を売るのは犯罪 — selling counterfeits or stolen goods on Mercari is illegal

よくある間違い

• Not factoring in shipping costs and Mercari's 10% commission when pricing items for sale

起源と歴史

Brand name derived from Latin 'mercari' (to trade/buy). Founded in 2013, launched in Japan in July 2013. Became a cultural phenomenon by removing the stigma of buying/selling used goods and making the process smartphone-simple.

文化的背景

時代: Launched 2013, cultural phenomenon by mid-2010s

世代: All ages, especially 20s-40s

社会的背景: Universal

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan. Over 20 million monthly active users. Changed Japanese attitudes toward secondhand goods.