ディスプレー

でぃすぷれー
noun
display; monitor; screen
technicalbusinesstechnologyelectronics
1. display; monitor; screen
An electronic screen for displaying visual output from a computer, phone, or other device.
ディスプレー(くら)
The display is dark.
(あたら)しいディスプレー()った
I bought a new monitor.
Your eyes get tired if you look at the screen for a long time.
2. display; exhibition; showcase
An arrangement of goods, artwork, or items for viewing, as in a shop window or museum.
(みせ)ディスプレー素敵(すてき)だ。
The store's display is lovely.
We change the display to match the season.
Window display work requires a sense of color.

From English "display." In Japanese, both ディスプレイ and ディスプレー are used; the latter follows the traditional Japanese convention for long vowels in loanwords. The electronic screen sense is overwhelmingly more common in everyday conversation.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • モニター: monitor — often interchangeable for the screen sense, but also means a person who monitors or tests something
  • 画面(がめん): screen — refers to the screen surface or what is shown on it
  • 展示(てんじ): exhibition, display — more formal term for the showcase sense