Japanese word

録画

Pronunciation

Romajirokuga

Meaning

  • nounrecording

Example

この録画をあとで見ます。ko no roku ga o a to de mi ma su

I will watch this recording later.

Illustration for 録画 (recording)

More examples

旅行中に見る番組の録画を予約しておきます。ryo kō chū ni mi ru ban gumi no roku ga o yo yaku shi te o ki ma su

I will schedule recordings of programs to watch while I am traveling.

Core concept

Covers the act of preserving visual content and the video preserved for later viewing.

Common phrases

  • 録画するroku ga su ru

    record a program

  • 録画を見るroku ga o mi ru

    watch a recording

  • 録画を消すroku ga o ke su

    delete a recording

Similar words

動画dōga: Moving visual content stored or shared in a digital format.
収録shūroku: The recording of audio or visual content for a program or other production.
映像eizō: Moving visual content shown or stored for viewing, whether or not it is a recording.
ビデオbideo: Recorded visual content kept on a tape, disc, or digital device.

Definition in Japanese

映像を機器などに記録して後で見られるようにすること。また、その映像。ei zō o ki ki na do ni ki roku shi te ato de mi ra re ru yō ni su ru ko to ma ta so no ei zō

Word origin

The compound 録画 (rokuga) joins 録 (roku, "record") with 画 (ga, "picture"), giving the sense of recorded images.

Usage tips

  • When someone says 録画 (rokuga) in daily conversation, the stored video itself as well as the act of saving it can be meant.

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