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実況プレイ (じっきょうプレイ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

実じっ況きょうプレイ

also: じっきょうプレー

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Meanings

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noun

Let's Play; commentary playthrough

A video or stream of someone playing a game while providing live commentary, reactions, or explanations. Common in gaming and streaming culture.

彼かれの実じっ況きょうプレイはいつも面おも白しろい。
His Let's Play videos are always entertaining.
週しゅう末まつに新あたらしいゲームの実じっ況きょうプレイを配はい信しんする予

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I plan to stream a Let's Play of the new game this weekend.

Written forms

実じっ況きょうプレイ
Standard spelling; プレイ is the most common rendering of 'play' in this context.
実じっ況きょうプレー
Variant spelling using プレー; less common but still seen.
じっきょうプレー

Kanji

実reality, truth, seed
況condition, situation

Similar words

ゲーム実じっ況きょう
ゲーム実況 refers more broadly to game commentary or live narration, not necessarily a full playthrough. 実況プレイ specifically implies playing through the game with commentary.

Etymology

Compound of 実況 (live commentary, actual situation) and プレイ (play, from English). The term emerged with the rise of video game streaming and sharing culture.