匿名

• 読み: とくめい
• ローマ字: tokumei
• 漢字の分解: 匿 (toku) — hide, conceal, shelter; 名 (mei) — name, fame, reputation
• 発音: /to.kɯ.meː/

意味

Anonymity; anonymous. The state of having one's identity concealed.

A noun and no-adjective meaning anonymity or anonymous. Very common in modern Japanese, especially regarding internet culture and privacy — 匿名で投稿する (to post anonymously), 匿名の通報 (an anonymous tip), 匿名希望 (wishes to remain anonymous). Functions as a no-adjective before nouns: 匿名の手紙 (an anonymous letter). The concept is culturally significant in Japan, where anonymous online communication has played a major role.

例文

1. 匿名でアンケートに回答した。
2. 匿名の寄付が学校に届いた。
3. ネットでは匿名で発言する人が多い。

使い方ガイド

場面: internet, surveys, journalism

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 匿 (toku, to hide/conceal) + 名 (mei, name). The compound literally means 'hidden name,' conveying the deliberate concealment of one's identity.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal