ボリューム
ぼりゅーむ
noun
volume; fullness; amount
1.
volume (of sound); loudness
The level of sound, or the control used to adjust it.
テレビのボリュームを下げて。
Turn down the TV volume.
ボリュームが大きすぎて隣の部屋まで聞こえる。
The volume is too loud — it can be heard in the next room.
イヤホンのボリュームを上げすぎると耳に悪い。
Turning up the earphone volume too high is bad for your ears.
2.
volume; amount; fullness; quantity
A generous amount or fullness of something, especially food portions or hair.
この定食はボリュームがある。
This set meal is generous in portion.
ボリュームたっぷりの弁当を買った。
I bought a bento with a generous amount of food.
髪にボリュームを出すシャンプーを使っている。
I use a shampoo that adds volume to hair.
From English "volume." In Japanese, sense 2 (fullness/generous amount) is used far more broadly than in English. Describing food as ボリュームがある is a very common compliment meaning the portions are generous.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ボリュームを上げる: to turn up the volume
- ボリュームを下げる: to turn down the volume
- ボリュームがある: to be generous in amount; to have fullness
- ボリュームたっぷり: packed with volume; generous
- ボリューム満点: full to the brim; extremely generous (food portions)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 音量: sound volume — the native Japanese equivalent for sense 1; more formal
- 量: amount; quantity — general term for quantity, without the nuance of impressive fullness
- 分量: portion; amount — more precise/measured than ボリューム