セフレ

• 読み: セフレ
• ローマ字: sefure
• 漢字の分解: Abbreviation of セックスフレンド (sex friend). Japanese-English coinage
• 発音: /se.ɸɯ.ɾe/

意味

Friends with benefits — a sexual relationship without romantic commitment.

Abbreviation of セックスフレンド (sex friend), セフレ describes a casual sexual relationship where both parties agree there's no romantic attachment. It's commonly discussed in the context of dating apps and modern relationship dynamics. While widely understood, it's considered a crude topic and is only discussed among close friends.

例文

1. セフレの関係ってどっちかが本気になるから危ないよ。
2. あの二人、付き合ってるの？セフレじゃない？
3. セフレから本命になるのって難しいよね。

使い方ガイド

場面: close friends, private conversation

トーン: frank, private

正しい言い方

• セフレの関係は長く続かないと思う。 (I don't think a friends-with-benefits relationship can last.)
• セフレって割り切れる人じゃないと無理でしょ。 (You have to be able to separate feelings to do friends with benefits.)

避ける言い方

• 人前で「あの人セフレだよ」は相手の名誉を傷つける (Publicly calling someone your 'sex friend' damages their reputation)

よくある間違い

• Using セフレ in any setting outside of very close, trusted friends — it's an extremely private topic in Japanese culture

起源と歴史

Abbreviation of セックスフレンド (sekkusu furendo, 'sex friend'), itself a Japanese-English coinage. Became widely used in the 2000s with the rise of internet dating culture.

文化的背景

時代: 2000s, internet dating era

世代: 20s-30s

社会的背景: Urban, informal

地域メモ: Understood nationwide but only discussed privately. More openly referenced in anonymous online forums and dating advice content.