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How to say "Video" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Video" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Video" is "Bideo", written in japanese as "ビデオ".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun 'ビデオ (びでお)' refers to a recording of audio and video, usually stored on tape or digital media. It can be used to describe a recording device, the video content itself, or a physical tape/disc containing the video. This word is used to talk about movies, TV shows, or other audiovisual content. For example: I watched a video on YouTube - (私はYouTubeでビデオを見ました). She bought a new video camera - (彼女は新しいビデオカメラを買った).

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Bideo" mean in japanese?

"Bideo" means "Video".

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Video" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The katakana "ビ" is read as "bi". The katakana "デ" is read as "de". And The katakana "オ" is read as "o".

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.

How to say "Video" in Japanese bideo