仮想現実(かそうげんじつ)

かそうげんじつ
noun
virtual reality; VR
1. virtual reality; VR
A computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional environment that can be interacted with using special equipment such as headsets and controllers.
仮想現実(かそうげんじつ)を体験(たいけん)した。
I experienced virtual reality.
仮想現実(かそうげんじつ)の技術(ぎじゅつ)は年々(ねんねん)進化(しんか)している。
Virtual reality technology is advancing year by year.
医療(いりょう)分野(ぶんや)でも仮想現実(かそうげんじつ)が活用(かつよう)されるようになってきた。
Virtual reality has come to be utilized in the medical field as well.

Composed of 仮想(かそう) (virtual, imaginary) + 現実(げんじつ) (reality). The Japanese translation of "virtual reality." In casual speech, the abbreviation VR (ブイアール) is more commonly used, but 仮想現実(かそうげんじつ) appears in formal writing and news.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 仮想現実(かそうげんじつ)技術(ぎじゅつ): VR technology
  • 仮想現実(かそうげんじつ)ゲーム: VR game
  • 仮想現実(かそうげんじつ)空間(くうかん): virtual reality space
  • 仮想現実(かそうげんじつ)を体験(たいけん)する: to experience VR

RELATED TERMS:

  • VR (ブイアール): VR — the abbreviated loanword, used in casual speech
  • 拡張現実(かくちょうげんじつ): augmented reality (AR) — overlays digital information on the real world
  • メタバース: metaverse — a broader concept of shared virtual worlds
  • 仮想(かそう): virtual, imaginary — the first component, used in other compounds like 仮想通貨(かそうつうか) (cryptocurrency)
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