レコード

れこーど
noun
record, vinyl record
1. record, vinyl record
A vinyl record for playing music. Loanword from English.
レコードを()く。
To listen to a record.
レコードを(あつ)めている。
I collect records.
(ふる)いレコードを()つけたので、()いてみた。
I found an old record, so I gave it a listen.

Loanword from English "record." In Japanese, primarily refers to vinyl records, but can also mean a record/achievement.

MEANINGS:
1. Vinyl record (music): レコードを()く (listen to a record)
2. Record/achievement: 世界(せかい)レコード (world record), レコードを更新(こうしん)する (break a record)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • レコードプレーヤー: record player
  • レコード(てん): record shop
  • レコードを(あつ)める: to collect records
  • レコードをかける: to play a record

RELATED TERMS:

  • CD (シーディー): compact disc
  • アナログ(ばん): analog record
  • LP (エルピー): long-playing record

Vinyl records have experienced a revival in Japan, with many 中古(ちゅうこ)レコード(てん) (secondhand record shops) in areas like Shimokitazawa.