カセットテープ

かせっとてーぷ
noun
cassette tape
1. cassette tape; audio cassette
A magnetic tape in a small plastic case, used to record and play back sound before CDs and digital media became standard.
(ふる)いカセットテープが()てきた。
An old cassette tape turned up.
カセットテープに音楽(おんがく)録音(ろくおん)した。
I recorded music onto a cassette tape.
(むかし)はカセットテープで()きな(きょく)(あつ)めて()いていた。
In the past I used to collect my favorite songs on cassette tapes and listen to them.

From English "cassette tape," often shortened to just カセット or テープ. Largely obsolete today but still familiar to older speakers and seeing a small retro revival.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • カセットテープに録音(ろくおん)する: to record onto a cassette
  • カセットテープを再生(さいせい)する: to play a cassette

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ビデオテープ: videotape — for recording video
  • CD: compact disc — the medium that replaced cassettes for music