ショック

• 読み: ショック
• ローマ字: shokku
• 発音: /ɕok.kɯ/

意味

An expression of being shocked or devastated by unexpected bad news — used as both a noun and an emotional exclamation.

Borrowed from English 'shock,' ショック in Japanese is used more broadly and casually than its English source. It functions as a standalone exclamation ('ショック！'), a descriptor ('ショックだった'), and even compounds like ショックを受ける (to receive a shock). It covers everything from mild surprise-disappointment to genuine devastation.

例文

1. 推しが結婚したってニュース見てショックだった。
2. 財布落としたのに気づいた時のショックやばかった。
3. ショック…、お気に入りの店閉まっちゃったの？

使い方ガイド

場面: friends, social media, casual conversation, light formal

トーン: shocked, devastated, disappointed

正しい言い方

• それはショックだったね、大丈夫？ (That must have been a shock, are you okay?)
• ショックすぎて何も考えられない。 (I'm so shocked I can't think about anything.)

避ける言い方

• 他人の深刻な不幸に軽い調子で「ショック〜」と言わない (Don't say 'shokku~' in a light tone about someone else's serious misfortune — it sounds flippant)

よくある間違い

• Assuming ショック always means physical shock (like electric) — in casual Japanese it almost always means emotional shock
• Overusing ショック for trivial things in serious contexts, which can undermine credibility

起源と歴史

Borrowed directly from English 'shock.' Entered Japanese as a loanword and became naturalized with broader casual usage than the English original, covering mild to severe emotional impact.

文化的背景

時代: Post-war loanword adoption, casual usage from 1970s onward

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal, acceptable in semi-formal speech

地域メモ: Used across Japan. More socially acceptable in wider contexts than many slang terms due to its loanword neutrality.