ウェブ会議

• 読み: ウェブかいぎ
• ローマ字: webu kaigi
• 漢字の分解: ウェブ (web) + 会 (meet) + 議 (discuss) → web meeting
• 発音: /we.bu.ka.i.gi/

意味

Web meeting, video conference — a meeting conducted online via platforms like Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet.

Combining the English loanword ウェブ (web) with 会議 (meeting), this term became a staple of work vocabulary during the COVID-19 pandemic. While more formal alternatives like テレビ会議 (teleconference) exist, ウェブ会議 is the most commonly used term in everyday work life. Casual speakers often just say Zoom regardless of which platform they actually use.

例文

1. 午後からウェブ会議だからカフェで場所探さないと。
2. ウェブ会議多すぎて一日中パソコンの前にいる。
3. ウェブ会議の背景にこだわる人いるよね。

使い方ガイド

場面: work, business, education

トーン: professional, matter-of-fact

正しい言い方

• 次のウェブ会議何時から？ (What time is the next web meeting?)
• ウェブ会議のリンク送っておくね。 (I'll send you the web meeting link.)

避ける言い方

• 「ウェブ会議」と「Zoom」を同義で使う人が多いが、相手先がTeamsの場合は注意 (Many people use 'web meeting' and 'Zoom' interchangeably, but be careful when the other party uses Teams)

よくある間違い

• Saying Zoom meeting when your company uses a different platform — ウェブ会議 is platform-neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of ウェブ (web, from English) + 会議 (meeting/conference). Became mainstream during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 when remote work became widespread in Japan.

文化的背景

時代: 2020 COVID-19 pandemic

世代: All ages (especially working adults)

社会的背景: Professional/workplace

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan. The pandemic transformed Japanese work culture, making ウェブ会議 an essential vocabulary item.