カセットテープ

かせっとてーぷ
noun
cassette tape
electronicsdaily-life
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.
古(ふる)いカセットテープが出(で)てきた。
An old cassette tape turned up.
カセットテープに音楽(おんがく)を録音(ろくおん)した。
I recorded music onto a cassette tape.
昔(むかし)はカセットテープで好(す)きな曲(きょく)を集(あつ)めて聞(き)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

Similar words

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

Related Words

Related: テープレコーダー (tape recorder)
Related: ラジカセ (radio cassette player)
Related: 磁気(じき)テープ (magnetic tape)
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