MTG

• 読み: ミーティング
• ローマ字: mītingu
• 漢字の分解: Abbreviation of English 'meeting' → MTG; spoken as ミーティング (mītingu)
• 発音: /mi.i.tiɴ.ɡu/

意味

Meeting; an abbreviation commonly used in Japanese workplace schedules and calendars.

MTG (short for ミーティング) is the standard abbreviation written in schedules, calendar apps, and chat messages. While the full word ミーティング is spoken, MTG dominates written workplace communication. Japan's meeting culture is often criticized for being too frequent and unproductive — phrases like 'MTG多すぎ' (too many meetings) are common complaints among office workers.

例文

1. 午後はMTGが3つも入ってて、作業する時間がない。
2. 明日の10時からMTGあるから、資料準備しておいて。
3. MTG多すぎて仕事にならないって、みんな思ってるよね。

使い方ガイド

場面: workplace calendars, chat messages, email

トーン: matter-of-fact, sometimes exasperated

正しい言い方

• 今日の午後、MTG入ってる？ (Do you have meetings this afternoon?)
• MTG減らしてもっと集中する時間を作りたい。 (I want to reduce meetings and create more focus time.)

避ける言い方

• お客様への正式なメールでMTGと書くのはカジュアルすぎる (Using MTG in formal client emails is too casual — write 会議 or 打ち合わせ)

よくある間違い

• Pronouncing it as letters 'M-T-G' — most Japanese speakers say ミーティング when reading MTG aloud
• Confusing with the card game Magic: The Gathering, also abbreviated MTG in Japanese geek culture

起源と歴史

Abbreviation of English 'meeting' (ミーティング). Became standard workplace shorthand as digital calendars and chat tools spread through Japanese offices. The abbreviation is written but the full word ミーティング is spoken.

文化的背景

時代: 2010s widespread adoption with digital calendar culture

世代: All working-age adults

社会的背景: Office workers across industries

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan. Japan's frequent-meeting culture makes MTG one of the most written workplace abbreviations.