What Does This Mean?

本垢

[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]

FORCE: Attention EconomyUNIVERSE: Japanese Internet CultureCLUSTER: account_types

本垢 (hon-aka) is Japanese internet slang for one's main social-media account, the one used for daily interaction and primary identity, as opposed to a サブ垢 or throwaway account. 垢 stands for アカ, short for アカウント (account), and 本 means "main, real".

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

""She posts only about work on her 本垢, and everything else goes on the other account.""

LORE & ORIGIN

Weblio's サブ垢 page describes the main account (本垢) as the one used for daily interaction and official posting, contrasted with sub accounts, but does not explain where 本垢 comes from. The existing sute-aka entry also uses 本垢 as the long-term account that a 捨て垢 is not. No dated first use is documented.

FIRST SEEN

Unknown (exact first use not documented)

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

2010s-2020s (Japanese social media)

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

Related To:捨て垢裏垢鍵垢

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EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

Español es-ESno fixed local term →Français fr-FRno fixed local term →日本語 ja-JP本垢 →한국어 ko-KRno fixed local term →Português pt-BRno fixed local term →中文 zh-CNno fixed local term →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

↓ FADING

EDITORIAL ESTIMATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

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MENTIONS OVER TIME

DOCUMENTED SINCE

Unknown (exact first use not documented)

NOW

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