Facebook Vocabulary in Japanese

Useful Facebook words for everyday browsing and language practice.

Facebook terms in Japanese for profiles, posts, friends, and settings
Many menu labels stay familiar even when you switch the interface to Japanese.

Have you ever tried using Facebook in Japanese to pick up vocabulary while you browse? Social media repeats the same labels again and again, which makes it a surprisingly practical place to learn.

Below you will find a clear list of the most useful words, phrases, and menu labels you may come across on Facebook in Japanese. Some labels can vary a little depending on the app version or platform.

Many of these words are also useful for Instagram in Japanese and other Japanese social networks.

Facebook in Japanese

Note: On mobile, you can scroll the table sideways.
EnglishJapaneseRomaji
100 people talking about this話題にしている人100人wadai ni shite iru hito 100nin
30 minutes ago30分前sanjuubun mae
Add Friend友達になるtomodachi ni naru
Add Photo写真を追加shashin o tsuika
Just now数秒前suubyou mae
See Moreさらに表示sara ni hyouji
Post privacy共有範囲kyouyuu han'i
Change変更henkou
Mutual Friends共通の友達kyoutsuu no tomodachi
Friends友達tomodachi
Bio自己紹介jikoshoukai
Mobile phone携帯電話keitai denwa
Chatチャットchatto
Commentコメントkomento
Share Photo写真をシェアshashin o shea
Shareシェアshea
General一般ippan
Settings設定settei
Acquaintance知り合いshiriai
Create New Group新しいグループを作成するatarashii guruupu o sakusei suru
Timelineタイムラインtaimurain
Likeいいね!ii ne
Basic Info基本データkihon deeta
Date of Birth生年月日seinengappi
More Detailsもっと見るmotto miru
Edit編集henshuu
Emailメールmeeru
Work勤務先kinmusaki
Status update投稿toukou
Eventイベントibento
Delete削除sakujo
Education学歴gakureki
Family家族kazoku
Groupグループguruupu
Gender性別seibetsu
Hometown出身地shusshinchi
Language言語gengo
More Optionsそのほかのオプションsono hoka no opushon
Read More続きを読むtsuzuki o yomu
Messageメッセージmesseeji
Lives in住んでいる場所sundeiru basho
Name名前namae
Noteノートnooto
Notificationお知らせoshirase
Yesterday昨日kinou
Other Posts他の記事hoka no kiji
Payment支払いshiharai
Profileプロフィールpurofiiru
Search for friends友達を検索tomodachi o kensaku
People you may know知り合いかもshiriai kamo
Only me自分のみjibun nomi
Ads広告koukoku
Facebook PageFacebookページFacebook peeji
Homeホームhoomu
Public公開koukai
Recommendationsおすすめosusume
Relationship status交際ステータスkousai suteetasu
Religion宗教shuukyou
Reply返信henshin
Passwordパスワードpasuwaado
Blood type血液型ketsuekigata
1 hour ago1時間前ichijikan mae
Status update近況アップデートkinkyo appudeeto

More useful terms

If you keep using Facebook in Japanese, you will quickly run into a few more labels that are helpful in everyday use:

EnglishJapaneseRomaji
Storyストーリーsutoorii
Pageページpeeji
Manage Pageページを管理するpeeji o kanri suru
Followフォローするforoo suru
Create Post投稿を作成するtoukou o sakusei suru
Privacy Settingsプライバシー設定puraibashii settei

These words are useful not only on Facebook but also across other Japanese social media platforms. That repetition is what makes them easy to memorize over time.

Do you actually use Facebook in Japanese, or do you just like checking the menus out of curiosity? Small words like these tend to stick faster when you see them in real use.

Kevin Henrique

About the author: Kevin Henrique

Specialist with more than 10 years of experience in Asian culture, focused on Japan, Korea, anime and games. Self-taught writer and traveler focused on teaching Japanese, travel tips and deep, engaging curiosities.

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