スマホ依存

• 読み: スマホいぞん
• ローマ字: sumaho izon
• 漢字の分解: スマホ (smartphone) + 依 (rely on) + 存 (exist) → smartphone dependence
• 発音: /su.ma.ho.i.zoŋ/

意味

Smartphone addiction — the state of being overly dependent on or unable to put down one's smartphone.

Combining スマホ (smartphone, short for スマートフォン) with 依存 (dependence/addiction), this term describes the increasingly recognised phenomenon of excessive smartphone use. It can be used seriously when discussing digital health, or casually and self-deprecatingly when admitting one's own habits. The term frequently appears in media discussions about screen time, especially regarding young people.

例文

1. 寝る前にスマホ見るのやめられないのはスマホ依存だよね。
2. スマホ依存がやばくて、一日のスクリーンタイム10時間超えてた。
3. 彼女にスマホ依存すぎって怒られた。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily conversation, media, self-reflection

トーン: concerned, self-aware

正しい言い方

• 自分スマホ依存だわ、トイレにも持っていく。 (I'm totally phone-addicted — I even take it to the toilet.)
• スマホ依存やめたくてスクリーンタイム制限かけた。 (I set a screen time limit to curb my phone addiction.)

避ける言い方

• 初対面の人に「スマホ依存でしょ？」は失礼になる (Telling someone you just met 'you're addicted to your phone' is rude)

よくある間違い

• Using 依存 with the wrong pronunciation — it is いぞん (izon), sometimes also read as いそん (ison)

起源と歴史

Compound of スマホ (smartphone, abbreviated from スマートフォン) + 依存 (dependence). Became widely discussed from the mid-2010s as smartphone usage surged and media began covering digital addiction as a social issue.

文化的背景

時代: Mid-2010s, when smartphones became universal

世代: All ages (especially discussed for teens)

社会的背景: Universal

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan. A frequent topic in media, education, and family conversations.