トッパー写真
toppā shashin
The English abbreviation "pp" (profile picture) is translated into Japanese as トッパー写真 (toppā shashin).
This term refers to the image used to represent a person on a social media account.
How do you pronounce it?
toppā shashin
Did you know?
- Many Japanese users avoid using their own faces as a プロフ画, preferring anime characters or pets to maintain a sense of anonymity known as 匿名性.
- The term プロフ画 'purofu-ga' is a contraction of プロフィール画像 'purofīru gazō', following a common Japanese trend of shortening foreign loanwords to four or five syllables.
- Japanese users frequently use the term アイコン 'aikon' for their profile picture, reflecting a linguistic shift where the technical term for a small graphic became the standard word for a personal avatar.
