How to say "cassette" in Japanese
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- nounThe common word for a cassette tape: a small flat plastic case of magnetic tape used for recording and playing back sound, as in a tape deck or recorder.
- 撮り枠とりわくnounA less common photography term for a plate holder or dark slide — the light-tight frame that holds a photographic plate or film in a camera; for cassette tapes, カセット is the word.
Use 「カセット」 for the everyday tape cassette; 「撮り枠」 is a less common photography term for the plate holder or dark slide that holds film in a camera, not for tapes.
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