円盤|えんばんenban[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivedisk; discus; platter
2. nounflying saucer
3. noundisc media (CD, DVD, etc.)

• SynonymディスクNeutralLoanword for storage discs like CDs and hard disks, emphasizing the data medium. 「円盤」 also covers a discus and flying saucers.
• Synonym盤ばんNeutralDisc-shaped board; covers game boards, records, storage discs, and works as a suffix in 「配電盤」. 「円盤」 is strictly round and flat, and also a discus or flying saucer.
• Synonym音盤おんばんWrittenWritten/formal word for a record, seen mostly in music criticism. Does not cover a discus, flying saucer, or other discs.
• Synonym円板えんばんWrittenWritten/formal word for a flat circular plate, common in engineering and math. Homophonous with 「円盤」 but never means a discus, flying saucer, or optical disc.
• RelatedレコードNeutralLoanword for vinyl records; also means a record as in a sports achievement. 「円盤」 is the general word for disc-shaped things of any kind.
• Relatedレコード盤レコードばんNeutralRefers to the record itself, more explicitly the physical disc than 「レコード」. 「円盤」 is not limited to records.

Use 「円盤」 for round flat discs, the discus, and flying saucers; fan circles also use it for video and music discs. For storage discs say 「ディスク」, for records 「レコード」, and for game boards 「盤」.

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

1. 円形えんけいで平ひらたい板いた。
2. 円盤投えんばんなげで使用しようする用具ようぐ。
3. CD、DVDなどのディスク。
4. 風俗ふうぞく嬢じょうが客きゃくから金銭きんせんを受け取うけとり性せい行為こういを行おこなうこと。