ＰＭ

also: ピーエム

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Meanings

Internet slang for a direct message sent privately on social media or forums. Often used as a noun or in the phrase ＰＭを送る.

See also: プライベートメッセージ

詳しょう細さいはＰＭで送おくります。
I'll send you the details via PM.

noun

post meridiem; afternoon

Used in time expressions to indicate the period from noon to midnight. Often seen in schedules and digital clocks.

会かい議ぎは午ご後ご２時じ（ＰＭ）からです。
The meeting is from 2 PM.

noun

project manager

Business abbreviation for a person responsible for leading a project. Common in IT and corporate contexts.

See also: プロジェクトマネージャー

彼かれは新あたらしいプロジェクトのＰＭに任にん命めいされた。
He was appointed as the PM for the new project.

noun

product manager

Business abbreviation for a person who manages a product's development and strategy. Used in tech and manufacturing.

See also: プロダクトマネージャー

ＰＭとして、ユーザーの声こえを製せい品ひんに反はん映えいさせる。
As a product manager, I incorporate user feedback into the product.

noun

particulate matter

Environmental and health term for tiny particles suspended in the air, such as PM2.5. Often used in news and weather reports.

今日きょうはＰＭ２．５の濃のう度どが高たかい。
The PM2.5 concentration is high today.

noun

prime minister

Abbreviation for the head of government, used in news headlines or informal political discussion. Less common than 首相.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉にＰＭを送るにぴーえむをおくるto send someone a private message
彼かれにＰＭを送おくっておいた。
I sent him a private message.
〈人ひと〉がＰＭとして働くがぴーえむとしてはたらくsomeone works as a project manager
彼かの女じょはこの会かい社しゃでＰＭとして働はたらいている。
She works as a project manager at this company.
ＰＭを担当するぴーえむをたんとうするto be in charge as the product manager (of a project)
新あたらしいアプリのＰＭを担たん当とうすることになった。
I ended up being the product manager for the new app.
ＰＭ2.5ぴーえむにーてんごが増ふえるthe level of PM2.5 (particulate matter) rises
今日きょうはＰＭ2.5の濃のう度どが高たかいそうだ。
They say the PM2.5 levels are high today.

Related words· 6

プライベートメッセージ sense 1
プライベートメッセージ is the full Japanese term for a private message, while ＰＭ is the casual abbreviation used online.
午ご後ごN5sense 2
午後 is the standard Japanese word for the afternoon period, while ＰＭ is the Latin-letter abbreviation used in schedules and clocks.
プロジェクトマネージャー sense 3
プロジェクトマネージャー is the full job title, while ＰＭ is the common abbreviation used in business and IT contexts.
プロダクトマネージャー sense 4
プロダクトマネージャー spells out the full role, while ＰＭ is the shorthand often used in tech companies.

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微び粒りゅう子し sense 5
微粒子 is the general Japanese word for fine particles, while ＰＭ refers specifically to airborne particulate matter measured in reports like PM2.5.
首しゅ相しょうN4sense 6
首相 is the standard Japanese term for prime minister, while ＰＭ is a rarer abbreviation seen mostly in headlines.

Opposites

午ご前ぜんN5sense 2
午前 (AM) is the direct opposite of ＰＭ, marking the morning-to-noon period instead of noon-to-midnight.
ＡＭ
ＡＭ marks morning hours (before noon) while ＰＭ marks afternoon and evening hours (after noon).

Counted with

通つうN1
Used to count PM (private messages) as pieces of correspondence sent or received, like DMs.

Etymology

Abbreviation from English, with each sense derived from the initial letters of the corresponding English term: private message, post meridiem, project manager, product manager, particulate matter, prime minister.