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ヌン活 (nunkatsu)

November 6, 2022

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Yomi

ぬんかつ

Rōmaji

nunkatsu

Type

slang

Meaning

to enjoy afternoon tea

Additional Info

ヌン is an abbreviation for アフタヌーン “afternoon” and 活 is for 活動 (かつどう, “activity”). It was included in the top 30 candidates for 流行語大賞 (the Word of The Year) in 2022 (that said, it is predominantly used among some young people only).

Example

次の日曜日はオシャレなカフェでヌン活したい
Next Sunday, I wanna enjoy afternoon tea at a fashionable cafe.

Related Post

Japanese “活 Words”: 婚活 (Konkatsu), 就活/終活 (Shūkatsu)

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