Japanese word

オーディオ

Pronunciation

Romajiōdio

Meaning

  • nounaudio

Example

オーディオを調整します。ō di o o chō sei shi ma su

I adjust the audio.

Illustration for オーディオ (audio)

More examples

このアプリでは、オーディオと字幕を別々に調整できます。ko no a pu ri de wa ō di o to ji maku o betsu betsu ni chō sei de ki ma su

In this app, you can adjust the audio and subtitles separately.

Core concept

Audio refers to the sound signal or sound content that accompanies or exists apart from visual content.

Common phrases

  • オーディオ出力ō di o shutsu ryoku

    audio output

Similar words

音声onsei: Sound transmitted or stored as a signal, such as speech, music, or other audible content.
サウンドsaundo: The character of a sound or the sound content produced by a source or medium.

Definition in Japanese

映像などに組み合わされたり単独で扱われたりする音声や音響。ei zō na do ni ku mi a wa sa re ta ri tan doku de atsuka wa re ta ri su ru on sei ya on kyō

Word origin

The loanword オーディオ (ōdio) is borrowed from English audio, from Latin audio, "I hear," the first-person form of audīre, "to hear."

Usage tips

  • In English, audio works both as a noun for recorded or transmitted sound and as an adjective in phrases such as audio equipment.

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