リツイート

りついーと
noun, suru-verb
retweet
1. retweet; repost (on X/Twitter)
the act of sharing someone else's post on social media (originally Twitter/X) to one's own followers
この投稿(とうこう)をリツイートした。
I retweeted this post.
リツイートが1万(まん)件(けん)を超(こ)えた。
The retweets exceeded 10,000.
有名人(ゆうめいじん)にリツイートされて嬉(うれ)しかった。
I was happy to be retweeted by a celebrity.

SOCIAL MEDIA TERM:
リツイート originated from Twitter (now X) and refers to sharing someone else's tweet with your followers.

ABBREVIATION:

  • RT (アールティー) - common abbreviation for retweet

TYPES:

  • リツイート - simple retweet (sharing as-is)
  • 引用(いんよう)リツイート - quote retweet (adding your own comment)

RELATED TERMS:

  • リポスト - repost (more general term, also used on X)
  • シェア - share
  • いいね - like
  • フォロワー - follower

USAGE NOTE:
X (formerly Twitter) officially renamed "Retweet" to "Repost" in 2023, but both terms are still used in Japanese.

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Added 2026.1.28 20:27
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