Japanese word

シェア

Pronunciation

Romajishea

Meaning

  • nounshare

Example

この記事をシェアしてください。ko no ki ji o she a shi te ku da sa i

Please share this article.

Illustration for シェア (share)

More examples

その動画はすでに多くの人にシェアされています。so no dō ga wa su de ni ō ku no hito ni she a sa re te i ma su

That video has already been shared by many people.

Core concept

Centers on making information or other content available to others instead of keeping it to oneself.

Common phrases

  • 動画をシェアdō ga o she a

    share a video

  • リンクをシェアri n ku o she a

    share a link

Similar words

共有kyōyū: The act of making information or content available for several people to access or use together.
拡散kakusan: Spreading content to a wider group of people, often through online activity.
リポストriposuto: Posting another person's online content again through a platform.

Definition in Japanese

記事や情報などを他人に伝えたり、利用できるようにしたりすること。ki ji ya jō hō na do o ta nin ni tsuta e ta ri ri yō de ki ru yō ni shi ta ri su ru ko to

Word origin

シェア (shea, "share") is borrowed from English share, which comes from Old English scearu, meaning "a part or portion."

Usage tips

  • In Japanese social media language, シェアする (shea suru) commonly means to pass online content to others, while English share also has many non-digital uses.

Opposites

Related words

  • シェアリングshearingusharingnoun

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