Zoom

ずーむ
noun
Zoom (video conferencing)
1. Zoom (video conferencing)
A video communication platform used for online meetings, webinars, and virtual events.
Zoomで会議(かいぎ)をする。
Have a meeting on Zoom.
Zoomの画面(がめん)を共有(きょうゆう)してください。
Please share your Zoom screen.
コロナ禍(か)でZoomを使(つか)ったオンライン授業(じゅぎょう)が増(ふ)えた。
During the COVID pandemic, online classes using Zoom increased.

Zoom became widely used in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic for remote work, online education, and virtual social gatherings.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • Zoom会議(かいぎ): Zoom meeting
  • Zoom飲(の)み会(かい): Zoom drinking party (online social gathering)
  • Zoom授業(じゅぎょう): Zoom class/lecture
  • Zoom面接(めんせつ): Zoom interview
  • Zoom疲(づか)れ: Zoom fatigue

USAGE NOTES:

  • Zoom is often used as a verb: 「ズームする」(to have a Zoom meeting)
  • The term 「オンライン会議(かいぎ)」(online meeting) is used generically
  • Zoom背景(はいけい) (Zoom background) refers to virtual backgrounds

Zoom is written in English or as ズーム in Japanese text.

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Added 2026.1.29 8:57
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