Japanese word

コンパクト

Pronunciation

Romajikonpakuto

Meaning

  • na-adjectivecompact

Example

この車はコンパクトです。ko no kuruma wa ko n pa ku to de su

This car is compact.

Illustration for コンパクト (compact)

More examples

このバッグはコンパクトで、必要な物をすっきり持ち運べます。ko no ba ggu wa ko n pa ku to de hitsu yō na mono o su kki ri mo chi hako be ma su

This bag is compact, so I can carry everything I need in it.

Core concept

Describes something designed to remain small while keeping its elements or functions neatly together.

Common phrases

  • コンパクトな車ko n pa ku to na kuruma

    compact car

  • コンパクトにまとめるko n pa ku to ni ma to me ru

    make compact

Similar words

小型kogata: Describes an object manufactured in a small size for its kind.
小ぶりkoburi: Describes an item whose size is modest compared with the usual size.

Definition in Japanese

必要な機能や要素を保ちながら、小さくまとめられているさま。hitsu yō na ki nō ya yō so o tamo chi na ga ra chii sa ku ma to me ra re te i ru sa ma

Word origin

コンパクト (konpakuto, "compact") is a Japanese borrowing of English compact, whose distant source is Latin compactus, "joined together" or "pressed together".

Usage tips

  • English compact can describe concise writing as well as small objects, while Japanese コンパクト (konpakuto, "compact") most often carries the space-saving sense in everyday product talk.

Opposites

Related words

  • コンパクト化konpakutokacompactificationnoun
  • コンパクトさkonpakutosacompactnessnoun

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