活字離(かつじばな)れ

かつじばなれ
noun
decline in reading (of books and print)
mediasociety
1. decline in reading (of books and print)
People, especially young people, reading fewer books, newspapers and magazines; a stock topic in discussions of education and publishing.
若者(わかもの)の活字離(かつじばな)れが進(すす)んでいる。
Young people are reading less and less.
スマホの普及(ふきゅう)とともに、活字離(かつじばな)れが言(い)われるようになった。
As smartphones spread, people began to talk about a decline in reading.
出版社(しゅっぱんしゃ)は活字離(かつじばな)れに歯止(はど)めをかけようと、さまざまな工夫(くふう)をしている。
Publishers are trying all kinds of ideas to halt the decline in reading.

活字(かつじ) (printed type, print) + 〜離(ばな)れ (drifting away from), as in 若者(わかもの)の車離(くるまばな)れ (young people losing interest in cars).

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Usage

A media and education term. It usually means printed books and newspapers; surveys often point out that people read a great deal on screens.

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Added 2026.10.7 3:49 · Revised 2026.10.7 3:53
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