ビデオ

also: ヴィデオ

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

noun

video; video image

Refers to video as a visual signal, image, or channel, especially when contrasted with audio.

2

noun

videotape;

VHS tape

; videocassette

abbreviation

Abbreviation of ビデオテープ or ビデオカセット; now somewhat dated because the physical medium is old, but still easily understood.

3

noun

abbreviation

Colloquial abbreviation of ビデオテープレコーダー; in modern contexts, ビデオデッキ is often clearer for the device.

4

noun

Common modern use for a video recording or short clip, close to 動画, especially something watched, sent, or posted online.

ビデオUsage99%
Standard katakana spelling and the common form in ordinary Japanese.
ヴィデオUsage1%
search-only kana form
Search-only spelling; ビデオ is the normal practical spelling.

動どう画が
Often the clearer modern word for an online or digital video; ビデオ can also refer to older tapes, VCRs, or video as a signal.
映えい像ぞう
Means visual images or footage more broadly; it does not by itself suggest a videotape or VCR.
ビデオテープ
The full form for a videotape; use it when you need to avoid the ambiguity of ビデオ.
ビデオデッキ
A common word for the VCR device; clearer than the abbreviated ビデオ when talking about the machine.

Katakana foreign-style term corresponding to 'video'; no detailed language-of-origin information is specified.