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How to say 'Record' in Japanese | レコード

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The Japanese word for Record is 'Rekoudo', written as レコード in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Record

    Reading

    Rekoudo

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'レコード (れこーど)' means 'record'. This word is commonly used to refer to vinyl records, which are used to play music. It can also refer to a record in the sense of a documented achievement or data entry. For example: I bought a new record「新しいレコードを買いました」(あたらしいれこーどをかいました). He set a new world record「彼は新しい世界記録を樹立した」(かれはあたらしいせかいきろくをじゅりつした). The word is a loanword from English, and its usage is primarily focused on music or documented achievements.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    5394

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word レコード

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Re
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ko
  • katakana

    コー

    Reading

    Koo
  • katakana

    Reading

    Do

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'Rekoudo' means 'Record' .

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