Abbreviation of バイブレーター. Refers specifically to a personal massager or sex toy.
See also: バイブレーター
My friend jokingly gave me a vibrator as a present.
vibe; feeling; atmosphere
From English 'vibe'. Used to describe the mood or atmosphere of a place, person, or situation. Often written ヴァイブ to emphasize the pronunciation.
vibraphone; vibes (musical instrument)
Abbreviation of ビブラフォン. Refers to the percussion instrument.
See also: ビブラフォン
I play the vibraphone in a jazz band.
Abbreviation of バイブレーション. Refers to physical oscillation or shaking, often in technical or mechanical contexts.
See also: バイブレーション
She sometimes uses a vibrator on nights alone.
This café has a relaxing vibe.
Her vibe is always positive.
The engine's vibration is transmitted to the steering wheel.
Even though it was our first meeting, we clicked with him right away.
He plays the vibraphone in a jazz band.
I keep my phone on vibrate mode while on the train.
雰囲気 is the native Japanese word for the mood or atmosphere of a place or person, while バイブ (from English 'vibe') is a casual, trendy loanword with the same meaning.
バイブ (vibrator) differs from パイプ (pipe) only by a dakuten on the second syllable, making the two easy to mishear or mistype.
counter for small objects; counter for pieces · counter for military units · individual; one person · counter for years of age difference; counter for school years
vibe coding
Most common spelling for all senses; the default katakana form.
Spelling that reflects the English 'vibe' pronunciation; especially used for sense 2 (vibe/feeling).
Loanword from English. Sense 1 is from 'vibrator', sense 2 from 'vibe', sense 3 from 'vibraphone', and sense 4 from 'vibration'. All are abbreviations of longer loanwords.