ステータス

• 読み: ステータス
• ローマ字: suteetasu
• 発音: /su.teː.ta.su/

意味

Status — can refer to online status (active/away/offline) on messaging apps, or metaphorically to social standing or coolness factor.

Borrowed from English 'status,' ステータス has dual usage in modern Japanese. In tech contexts, it refers to online presence indicators on apps like LINE or Discord. In broader usage, it describes social cachet — owning certain brands, attending prestigious schools, or having desirable qualities. The gaming world also uses it for character stats, making this a triple-meaning loanword.

例文

1. LINEのステータスずっとオンラインだけど、暇なの？
2. 最新のiPhone持ってるのがステータスみたいになってるよね。
3. ゲームのステータス振り直したいんだけどリセットできる？

使い方ガイド

場面: messaging apps, gaming, social media, daily conversation

トーン: neutral, descriptive

正しい言い方

• ステータスをオフラインにしとけば気づかれないよ。 (If you set your status to offline, they won't notice you.)
• あのバッグ持ってるのステータスだよね。 (Carrying that bag is a status symbol.)

避ける言い方

• 「ステータスが高い」を人に直接言うと嫌味に聞こえる (Telling someone 'your status is high' to their face sounds sarcastic)

よくある間違い

• Confusing the tech meaning (online status) with the social meaning (prestige) — context determines which

起源と歴史

Directly borrowed from English 'status.' Has been used in Japanese since the 1990s in gaming (character stats) and gained broader usage with social media and messaging apps in the 2010s.

文化的背景

時代: 1990s gaming, 2010s social media

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan. The gaming meaning is older; the social media and prestige meanings are newer additions.