Japanese Conversation · Level 68
75 words
Japanese word
画面
Pronunciation
Romajigamen
Meaning
- nounscreen
Example
画面を見てください。ga men o mi te ku da sa i
Please look at the screen.
More examples
設定を変更すると、画面の表示がすぐに変わります。set tei o hen kō su ru to ga men no hyō ji ga su gu ni ka wa ri ma su
When you change the settings, the display changes immediately.
Core concept
Describes a surface or display on which visual information appears and can be viewed.
Common phrases
画面を見るga men o mi ru
look at the screen
画面を確認するga men o kaku nin su ru
check the screen
画面に表示するga men ni hyō ji su ru
display on the screen
Similar words
スクリーンsukurīn: A surface on which images, videos, or other visual information appear.
ディスプレイdisupurei: A device or panel that shows visual information.
Definition in Japanese
映像や文字などを表示して見せる平らな部分。ei zō ya moji na do o hyō ji shi te mi se ru tai ra na bu bun
Word origin
The noun 画面 (gamen) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 画 (ga, "picture") and 面 (men, "surface"), linking a picture with the surface that displays it.
Usage tips
- In Japanese software instructions, 画面 (gamen) often refers to the current interface or page on a device, not only to the glass display itself.