How to say "disc" in Japanese

• ディスクCommon
  nounThe direct equivalent of 'disc': use it for CDs, DVDs, computer disks, and the like. This loanword is the safe default whenever English 'disc' or 'disk' refers to a physical medium.
• 皿さらJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounReally means a plate or dish, and is seldom the word you want for 'disc'. It only fits a plate-like disc — something flat and round like a saucer — not records or CDs.
  あなたが皿さらを洗あらっている間あいだに、私は床ゆかを掃除そうじします。↗

  I'll sweep the floor while you wash the dishes.
• 盤ばんCommon
  nounThe phonograph-record sense of 'disc': the record disc played on a record player. It can also mean a board, as for a game, so this is not a catch-all word for 'disc'.

Take 「ディスク」 as the default for discs and disks, especially CDs, DVDs, and computer storage; use 盤 for the disc of a phonograph record; 皿 means 'plate' and only fits a plate-like disc.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ディスクdisk
• 皿さらplate
• 円板えんばんdisk
• 盤ばん(phonograph) record
• 石いし(round) game piece