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ビデオゲーム

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Meanings

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noun

Common loanword for electronic games played on consoles, computers, or arcade machines.

週しゅう末まつはよく友とも達だちとビデオゲームをします。
I often play video games with friends on weekends.
新あたらしいビデオゲームを買かった。
I bought a new video game.

Similar words

テレビゲーム
Often used interchangeably with ビデオゲーム, but テレビゲーム specifically implies a game played on a TV screen, while ビデオゲーム is broader and includes handheld and arcade games.
ゲーム
A more general term for any game, including board games and sports. ビデオゲーム specifies electronic video games.

Written forms

ビデオ・ゲーム
- ビデオゲーム
  Variant with interpunct; less common in everyday writing.
- ビデオ・ゲーム
ヴィデオゲーム
Search-only kana form using ヴィ; not a standard practical spelling.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'video game'.