Translation guide
A digital conversation involving three or more people, typically in messaging apps. In Japanese, the term is often borrowed from English, but there are also native expressions and related vocabulary for group messaging contexts.
Referring to a group chat in a messaging app or online platform.
The most common and direct translation, widely understood. Often shortened to グループチャット or even グルチャ in casual contexts.
グループチャットに招待してもらえますか？
Can you invite me to the group chat?
このグループチャットには何人いますか？
How many people are in this group chat?
Used by some apps like LINE for group chats. Slightly less generic than グループチャット but still common.
LINEのグループトークを作りました。
I created a group chat on LINE.
Refers to group messaging, often used in the context of SMS or iMessage group chats.
グループメッセージで送ってください。
Please send it in the group message.
Using a shortened, casual term for group chat, common among friends.
Abbreviation of グループチャット, very common in spoken and casual written Japanese.
グルチャで話そう。
Let's talk in the group chat.
グルチャの通知がうるさい。
The group chat notifications are annoying.
Referring to a group chat in a professional or formal setting.
A more formal way to say 'group chat', often used in business contexts.
プロジェクトのグループでのチャットを設定しました。
I set up a group chat for the project.
Used in some platforms or formal descriptions, emphasizing the 'room' aspect.
会議の前にグループチャットルームに資料を共有します。
I will share the materials in the group chat room before the meeting.
Describing the group chat feature of an app or service.
Used when talking about the group chat function of an application.
このアプリにはグループチャット機能がありますか？
Does this app have a group chat feature?
Referring to the act of chatting in a group.
Verb phrase meaning 'to chat in a group'.
今夜、グループでチャットしませんか？
Shall we group chat tonight?
Another way to say 'to have a group chat'.
友達とよくグループチャットをします。
I often group chat with my friends.
Using platform-specific terms for group chats.
On LINE, a group chat is often simply called a グループ. Context makes it clear.
新しいグループに追加して。
Add me to the new group.
LINE's feature for public group chats, distinct from private groups.
趣味のオープンチャットに参加した。
I joined a hobby open chat.
In casual conversation, グループチャット is often shortened to グルチャ. This is very common among younger people and in informal settings.
On LINE, people often just say グループ to mean a group chat. However, in other contexts, グループ can mean any kind of group, so clarify if needed.