Translation guide
The English word 'analog' (or 'analogue') has two main uses: describing technology that uses continuous physical quantities (opposite of digital), and describing things that resemble or are similar to something else. This guide focuses on the first meaning, which is the most common for learners.
Describing devices, signals, or systems that use continuous physical quantities rather than discrete digital values.
The most common and direct translation. Used for technology, watches, records, etc. Often contrasted with デジタル (digital).
この時計はアナログです。
This watch is analog.
アナログ信号をデジタルに変換する。
Convert an analog signal to digital.
Means 'analog type' or 'analog-style'. Often used for devices like clocks, meters, or thermometers.
アナログ式の温度計を使っています。
I'm using an analog thermometer.
Referring to non-digital audio or video recording formats.
Used for analog media like vinyl records, cassette tapes, or analog broadcasting.
アナログレコードの人気が戻ってきている。
The popularity of analog records is coming back.
アナログ放送は終了しました。
Analog broadcasting has ended.
Describing something that is comparable or similar to something else. This is a less common, more formal usage.
Means 'similar' or 'analogous'. Used in formal or academic contexts.
類似の現象が他の国でも見られる。
Analogous phenomena can be seen in other countries.
Means 'similar' or 'analogous', often used in geometry or formal comparisons.
この二つの三角形は相似の関係にある。
These two triangles are in an analogous relationship.