Japanese word

ソフトウェア

Pronunciation

Romajisofutowea

Meaning

  • nounsoftware

Example

このソフトウェアは使いやすいです。ko no so fu to we a wa tsuka i ya su i de su

This software is easy to use.

Illustration for ソフトウェア (software)

More examples

開発者はソフトウェアの不具合を修正しています。kai hatsu sha wa so fu to we a no fu gu ai o shū sei shi te i ma su

Developers are fixing bugs in the software.

Core concept

Covers the programs and related data that make a computer perform tasks rather than the physical machine itself.

Common phrases

  • ソフトウェアの不具合so fu to we a no fu gu ai

    software bug

  • ソフトウェアを修正するso fu to we a o shū sei su ru

    fix software

  • ソフトウェアの更新so fu to we a no kō shin

    software update

Similar words

アプリケーションapurikēshon: Software designed to provide specific functions for a user or another program.
プログラムpuroguramu: A set of instructions that makes a computer perform a particular task.
オペレーティングシステムoperētingushisutemu: The core software that manages a computer's hardware and provides basic services for other programs.

Definition in Japanese

コンピューターを動かすためのプログラムや、それに付随するデータの総称。ko n pyū tā o ugo ka su ta me no pu ro gu ra mu ya so re ni fu zui su ru dē ta no sō shō

Word origin

The Japanese loanword ソフトウェア (sofutowea) comes from English software, a compound of soft and ware, where ware means goods or manufactured products.

Usage tips

  • In standard English, software is usually uncountable, so speakers say some software or a piece of software rather than softwares.

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