リプ

• 読み: リプ
• ローマ字: ripu
• 漢字の分解: Abbreviation of リプライ (ripurai, reply)
• 発音: /ri.pu/

意味

A reply to someone's post on Twitter/X or other social media platforms.

リプ is the standard Japanese abbreviation for リプライ (reply). It is used as both a noun ('I got a リプ') and a verb stem (リプする, 'to reply'). The term is most strongly associated with Twitter/X culture in Japan but is understood across platforms. リプ欄 (ripu ran, 'reply section') refers to the comment thread beneath a post.

例文

1. 推しにリプ送ったけど返ってこないかな。
2. リプ欄が盛り上がりすぎて追いきれない。
3. 知らない人からリプ来てびっくりした。

使い方ガイド

場面: Twitter/X, social media, online chat

トーン: casual, conversational

正しい言い方

• リプありがとう！ (Thanks for the reply!)
• あとでリプするね。 (I'll reply to you later.)

避ける言い方

• 公式の問い合わせで「リプください」と書く (Don't write 'give me a ripu' in official inquiries — use 返信 or ご返答 instead)

よくある間違い

• Using リプ for email replies — it is specific to social media contexts
• Confusing リプ (public reply) with DM (private direct message)

起源と歴史

Abbreviation of リプライ (ripurai, from English 'reply'). Became standard vocabulary with the widespread adoption of Twitter in Japan from the early 2010s.

文化的背景

時代: Early 2010s, tied to Twitter's rise in Japan

世代: Millennials and Gen Z

社会的背景: Social media users

地域メモ: Used across Japan, primarily on Twitter/X. Understanding リプ etiquette (not spamming replies to celebrities) is part of Japanese SNS culture.