How to say "disk" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe default loanword for 'disk/disc' in technical and everyday contexts, such as CDs, DVDs, and computer storage. When you mean a disk in the modern sense, this is usually the word you want.
- 円盤えんばんno-adjectiveA native word for a flat, round, disc-shaped object, including the discus thrown in track and field. Use it for a physical round plate or flying-saucer-like shape, not for media or storage.
- 盤ばんnounCovers the phonograph-record sense of 'disc'. For other senses of 'disk' it is seldom the word you want on its own; it more often appears in words for boards and panels.
Use 「ディスク」 for the everyday borrowed word (CDs, computer disks), 円盤 for a physical flat round object or discus, and 盤 mainly for phonograph records.
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