スペック

• 読み: スペック
• ローマ字: supekku
• 漢字の分解: From English 'specifications.' Katakana loanword applied to evaluating people
• 発音: /sɯ.pek.kɯ/

意味

A person's specs or stats — their measurable attributes like income, height, education, and looks, especially in a dating context.

Borrowed from tech language (specifications), スペック is used to evaluate potential partners based on quantifiable traits. Common attributes discussed include 年収 (income), 身長 (height), 学歴 (education), and 顔 (looks). While commonly used, it's somewhat controversial as it reduces people to checkboxes. Heavily used in 婚活 culture and dating app profiles.

例文

1. スペック高い人って競争率も高いよね。
2. 婚活でスペックばかり気にしてたら誰とも合わなかった。
3. スペックだけじゃ人の良さはわからないよ。

使い方ガイド

場面: friends, dating discussion, 婚活

トーン: analytical, sometimes shallow

正しい言い方

• スペックだけで選ぶと後悔するよ。 (You'll regret it if you choose only based on specs.)
• スペック高くても性格悪かったら意味ない。 (Even if someone has high specs, it's meaningless if their personality is bad.)

避ける言い方

• 本人に「スペック低いね」は完全に失礼 (Telling someone 'your specs are low' is completely rude)

よくある間違い

• Using スペック in a positive way about yourself without irony — it comes across as arrogant and shallow

起源と歴史

From English 'specifications' (スペック), originally used for electronics and computers. Applied to people in the dating/婚活 context from the 2000s, treating partner selection like comparing product specs.

文化的背景

時代: 2000s, 婚活 culture era

世代: 20s-40s

社会的背景: Common in marriage-hunting circles

地域メモ: Used across Japan. Reflects the increasingly data-driven approach to dating in modern Japan.