アナログ

あなろぐ

noun, na-adjective

analog; old-fashioned, non-digital

1. analog

Relating to technology that uses continuous signals rather than digital discrete values. Opposite of digital.

アナログ時計(どけい)のほうが好(す)きだ。

I prefer analog watches.

アナログ放送(ほうそう)は終了(しゅうりょう)した。

Analog broadcasting has ended.

アナログ回線(かいせん)からデジタル回線(かいせん)に切(き)り替(か)えた。

I switched from an analog line to a digital line.

2. old-fashioned, non-digital

Describes methods, people, or approaches that are traditional, manual, or not technologically advanced. Often used self-deprecatingly.

私(わたし)はアナログ人間(にんげん)だから、スマホがうまく使(つか)えない。

I'm an old-fashioned person, so I can't use smartphones well.

アナログな方法(ほうほう)だけど、手書(てが)きのメモが一番(いちばん)確実(かくじつ)だ。

It's an old-fashioned method, but handwritten notes are the most reliable.

父(ちち)はアナログ人間(にんげん)なので、ネットショッピング→noentryは全部(ぜんぶ)私(わたし)が代(か)わりにやっている。

My father is old-fashioned when it comes to technology, so I do all the online shopping for him.

USAGE AS NA-ADJECTIVE:

When used as an adjective, アナログ takes な before nouns:

アナログな方法(ほうほう) (an analog/old-fashioned method)
アナログな人(ひと) (a non-tech-savvy person)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

アナログ時計(どけい) (analog watch/clock)
アナログ放送(ほうそう) (analog broadcasting)
アナログ回線(かいせん) (analog line)
アナログ人間(にんげん) (old-fashioned person, technophobe)
アナログなやり方(かた) (old-fashioned way)

CONTRAST:

アナログ ↔ デジタル (analog ↔ digital)
Both are commonly used in technology and figuratively about people/methods

CULTURAL NOTE:
In Japanese, アナログ人間(にんげん) is often used self-deprecatingly by people who feel uncomfortable with modern technology. The term is not necessarily negative—some contexts celebrate "analog" approaches as more authentic or reliable.

Related Words

Antonym: デジタル (digital)

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Added 2026.1.17 23:41 · Revised 2026.7.10 18:21

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