Translation guide
MB is an English abbreviation for megabyte, a unit of digital information. In Japanese, it is typically expressed using the borrowed term メガバイト or the shorter メガ.
Express the unit of digital information equal to 1,000,000 bytes or 1,048,576 bytes.
The standard Japanese term for megabyte, borrowed from English. Used in technical and everyday contexts.
このファイルは5メガバイトです。
This file is 5 megabytes.
A common abbreviation for megabyte in casual and spoken Japanese. Often used when the context is clear.
写真のサイズは2メガくらい。
The photo size is about 2 MB.
The English abbreviation MB is sometimes used in Japanese technical writing, but it is read as メガバイト. Not commonly used in everyday conversation.
容量は100MBです。
The capacity is 100 MB.