Japanese word

ビデオ

Pronunciation

Romajibideo

Meaning

  • nounvideo

Example

ビデオを見ます。bi de o o mi ma su

I watch a video.

Illustration for ビデオ (video)

More examples

父は運動会をビデオに撮ります。chichi wa un dō kai o bi de o ni to ri ma su

My father records the sports day on video.

Core concept

Refers to moving visual content that is recorded or displayed electronically.

Common phrases

  • ビデオを見るbi de o o mi ru

    watch a video

  • ビデオを撮るbi de o o to ru

    record a video

  • ビデオを再生するbi de o o sai sei su ru

    play a video

Similar words

動画dōga: Moving images stored or shown as digital content.
映像eizō: Visual content presented on a screen or captured in a recording.

Definition in Japanese

動きのある映像を電子的に記録したもの、またはその映像を再生する機器や媒体。ugo ki no a ru ei zō o den shi teki ni ki roku shi ta mo no ma ta wa so no ei zō o sai sei su ru ki ki ya bai tai

Word origin

ビデオ (bideo) is borrowed from English video, which comes through Latin from vidēre, meaning "to see".

Usage tips

  • In everyday Japanese, ビデオ (bideo) can refer to a short phone clip as well as a longer recorded program.

Related words

  • ビデオ化するbideokasuruconvert to videoverb

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