Japanese word

マイクロフォン

Pronunciation

Romajimaikurofon

発表者はマイクロフォンに向かって話します。hap pyō sha wa ma i ku ro fo n ni mu ka tte hana shi ma su

The presenter speaks toward the microphone.

このマイクロフォンは声をよく拾います。ko no ma i ku ro fo n wa koe o yo ku hiro i ma su

This microphone picks up voices well.

Names a device that changes sound waves into electrical signals so voices and other sounds can be recorded or made louder.

マイクmaiku: An everyday short form for a device that picks up voices and other sounds.

声などの音を電気信号に変換し、録音や放送、音量の拡大に使う機器。koe na do no oto o den ki shin gō ni hen kan shi roku on ya hō sō on ryō no kaku dai ni tsuka u ki ki

The loanword マイクロフォン (maikurofon) comes through English microphone and combines Greek mikros, "small," with phōnē, "sound" or "voice."

A microphone is often paired with a speaker in public announcements, while the microphone captures the voice and the speaker makes it louder.