死語

• 読み: しご
• ローマ字: shigo
• 漢字の分解: 死 (shi) — death, dead; 語 (go) — language, word
• 発音: /ɕi.ɡo/

意味

Dead language; extinct language. Also refers to words or expressions that have fallen out of common use.

A noun used in two senses: (1) a language no longer spoken by any living community (e.g. Latin, Sanskrit), and (2) colloquially, slang or catchphrases that were once trendy but are now outdated. The second usage is extremely common in everyday Japanese, often said humorously: それはもう死語だよ (that phrase is already dead). Frequently encountered in discussions about generational language gaps.

例文

1. ラテン語は死語だが、医学や法律の用語に今も残っている。
2. ナウいという言葉はもう完全に死語になった。
3. 若者に通じない表現を使うと死語扱いされる。

使い方ガイド

場面: linguistics, casual conversation, pop culture

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 死 (shi, death/dead) + 語 (go, language/word). Literally 'dead language/word' — a straightforward compound describing language that is no longer living or current.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal