Japanese word

レコーダー

Pronunciation

Romajirekōdā

Meaning

  • nounrecorder

Example

授業をレコーダーで録音します。ju gyō o re kō dā de roku on shi ma su

I record the class with a recorder.

Illustration for レコーダー (recorder)

More examples

録音した音声をレコーダーで再生します。roku on shi ta on sei o re kō dā de sai sei shi ma su

I use a recorder to play back the recorded audio.

Core concept

A device that preserves sounds or images so they can be played back later.

Common phrases

  • レコーダーで録音するre kō dā de roku on su ru

    record with a recorder

  • レコーダーから音声を再生するre kō dā ka ra on sei o sai sei su ru

    play audio from a recorder

  • レコーダーを使うre kō dā o tsuka u

    use a recorder

Similar words

録音機rokuonki: A device that records sound for later playback.

Definition in Japanese

音声や映像などを記録するための機器。on sei ya ei zō na do o ki roku su ru ta me no ki ki

Word origin

レコーダー (rekōdā) entered Japanese from English recorder, which combines record with the agent suffix -er; record ultimately comes from Latin recordārī, "remember".

Usage tips

  • In everyday English, voice recorder and video recorder make the recording-device meaning clear, while recorder alone can also name a simple wind instrument.

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