ヘッドセット

へっどせっと
noun
headset (headphones with attached microphone)
technology
1. headset — a device combining headphones with an attached microphone
A headphone unit with a microphone attached, worn on the head for hands-free voice communication. Used for phone calls, video meetings, online gaming, and call-center work. Distinguished from ヘッドホン ('headphones'), which has no microphone.
ヘッドセットをつけて会議(かいぎ)に参加(さんか)した。
I put on a headset and joined the meeting.
無線(むせん)のヘッドセットがあれば便利(べんり)だ。
A wireless headset is convenient to have.
オンラインゲームで友達(ともだち)と話(はな)しながら遊(あそ)ぶために、新(あたら)しいヘッドセットを買(か)った。
I bought a new headset so I could chat with friends while playing online games.

Loanword from English 'headset'. In Japanese it refers specifically to the headphones-plus-microphone device; the English sense of 'headset' as a VR or AR device is covered by more specific terms such as VRヘッドセット or VRゴーグル.

Usage

  • Common in remote-work, gaming, and customer-service contexts. Since the spread of online meetings, the word is now well known to the general public.
  • Wireless models are marketed as ワイヤレスヘッドセット or 無線(むせん)ヘッドセット; wired models as 有線(ゆうせん)ヘッドセット.
  • 'To put on / take off a headset' uses the verbs つける/外(はず)す, the same as for glasses or earphones.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • ヘッドホン: headphones — no microphone; for listening only.
  • イヤホン: earphones — smaller in-ear listening devices.
  • マイク: microphone — the input device alone.
  • VRゴーグル: VR goggles — head-mounted display for virtual reality; not interchangeable with ヘッドセット in Japanese.

Related Words

Compare: ヘッドホン (headphones)
Compare: イヤホン (earphones)
Compare: マイク (microphone)
Compare: マイクロフォン (microphone)
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Added 2026.4.15 16:12 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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