キーボード

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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Refers to a computer keyboard, musical keyboard, or any similar input device. The meaning is usually clear from context.

新あたらしいキーボードを買かった。
I bought a new keyboard.
キーボードで文も字じを入にゅう力りょくする。
I input characters with the keyboard.

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Usage patterns

キーボードを打うつto type on a keyboard
彼かれは速はやくキーボードを打うつ。
He types quickly on the keyboard.
キーボードで入にゅう力りょくするto input (data/text) using a keyboard
パスワードはキーボードで入にゅう力りょくしてください。
Please enter your password using the keyboard.
〈物もの〉のキーボードthe keyboard of a device (e.g. a computer or piano)
パソコンのキーボードが壊こわれてしまった。
The keyboard of my computer broke.

Related words

鍵けん盤ばん
鍵盤 is the traditional term for a musical instrument's keys (as on a piano), while キーボード is the common word for both computer keyboards and electronic musical keyboards.
シンセサイザー
キーボード is a broader term covering many keyboard instruments including digital pianos and MIDI controllers, while シンセサイザー specifically refers to instruments that generate and modify sound electronically.

Don't confuse with

タイプライターN3
タイプライター refers to the whole typing machine, whereas キーボード is just the set of keys, which can be a part of a タイプライター or a separate input device.
ピアノN5
キーボード usually means an electronic keyboard instrument, while ピアノ typically refers to an acoustic piano.
キーホルダー
キーホルダー (a keychain for holding keys) and キーボード (a keyboard) sound alike at the start but refer to completely unrelated objects.

Counted with

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

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キー+ボード

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'keyboard'.