蓄音機・蓄音器|ちくおんきchikuonki[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
蓄音機蓄音機 is the more common written form and is the recommended choice for beginners. It is written entirely in kanji.
蓄音器蓄音器 is a less common variant of 蓄音機. It is also written entirely in kanji, but learners will generally encounter 蓄音機 more often.
Definitions
- noungramophone; phonograph
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymフォノグラフWrittenLoanword for a machine that records and plays back sound, i.e. a gramophone. Written/formal prose, and very rarely used.
- RelatedレコードプレーヤーNeutralLoanword for a record player: the general, modern term for a machine that plays records, typically electric — the everyday word, unlike the old-fashioned 「蓄音機」.
- RelatedレコードプレイヤーNeutralAn alternative spelling of 「レコードプレーヤー」; a general term for a machine that plays records, more modern than 「蓄音機」.
Use 「蓄音機」 for an old-fashioned gramophone, especially one that runs without electricity; for a modern record player say 「レコードプレーヤー」 (or 「レコードプレイヤー」). 「フォノグラフ」 is a rare written/formal word.
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