1.
game; video game
A game played for fun, especially a video game played on a console, computer or phone; also board games and card games (ボードゲーム, カードゲーム).
When I was a child I went to the arcade every week, but now I mostly play games at home.
Usage: On its own, ゲーム usually means a video game: ゲームをする means playing video games unless the context says otherwise.
Watch out: For a sports match, the usual word is 試合; ゲーム in that sense is mainly used for a game within a set (tennis, volleyball) or in set phrases such as ゲームセット (game over).
Common collocations
- ゲームをする/遊ぶ (to play a game)
- ゲームソフト (game software)
- ゲーム機 (game console)
- ゲームセンター (arcade)
- オンラインゲーム (online game)
- ボードゲーム (board game)
- カードゲーム (card game)