How to say "dub" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 吹き替えるふきかえるichidan verb, transitive verbThe verb 'to dub': replacing a film's original voices with a recording in another language. A less common way to say this, so it is not always the word you meet first.
- nounThe loanword 'dub', but in practice it names the music genre, the reggae-derived style, rather than the act of dubbing. For replacing a film's voices it is seldom the word you want; use 吹き替える.
Use 「吹き替える」 for the verb 'to dub', meaning to replace a film's voices with another language's recording; 「ダブ」 is the loanword, which in practice names the music genre rather than this process.
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