リピート

• 読み: リピート
• ローマ字: ripiito
• 漢字の分解: From English 'repeat.' Katakana loanword.
• 発音: /ɾi.pi.i.to/

意味

On repeat; listening to or watching something over and over because you love it.

リピート in entertainment context means obsessively replaying a song, show, or video. It's used as both a noun and verb (リピートする / リピる). On social media, saying something is 'リピート確定' (repeat confirmed) means it's so good you'll definitely consume it again. The word also crosses into consumer culture — リピート買い (repeat purchase) and リピーター (repeat customer) are common extensions.

例文

1. この曲リピートが止まらない、もう100回は聴いた。
2. あの映画リピートしすぎてセリフ全部覚えちゃった。
3. 新アルバム最高すぎてずっとリピートしてる。

使い方ガイド

場面: social media, friends, music discussion

トーン: enthusiastic, obsessive

正しい言い方

• この曲やばい、無限リピートしてる。 (This song is amazing — I've had it on infinite repeat.)
• リピート確定の神曲きた。 (An incredible song just dropped — definitely going on repeat.)

避ける言い方

• 仕事のやり直しに「リピート」は使わない — in entertainment context it implies enjoyable, voluntary repetition

よくある間違い

• Not knowing the shortened form リピる — younger speakers often say リピる instead of リピートする

起源と歴史

From English 'repeat.' Widely adopted in Japanese as a casual term for replaying media. The abbreviated form リピる emerged in the 2010s SNS era. Also used commercially for repeat customers (リピーター).

文化的背景

時代: Long-established loanword, casual usage intensified with streaming in the 2010s

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan. Streaming platforms showing play counts has made 'how many times you've repeated' a social badge of fandom.