also: パット
General term for a cushioning pad or padding material, such as in clothing, furniture, or protective gear.
肩パッドの入ったジャケットを着ている。
I'm wearing a jacket with shoulder pads.
I put shoulder pads in to shape the jacket.
pad of paper; notepad
Refers to a pad of paper, such as a writing pad or memo pad.
メモ用のパッドを買った。
I bought a memo pad.
Abbreviation of ゲームパッド; used in video game contexts.
See also: ゲームパッド
新しいパッドでゲームをするのが楽しみだ。
I'm looking forward to playing games with the new gamepad.
電話の内容をパッドにメモしておいた。
I jotted down the phone call details on the notepad.
I operated the gamepad with both hands to move the character.
I applied a pad to the wound and wrapped it with a bandage.
コントローラー is the general term for a game controller, while パッド is a casual abbreviation used specifically for handheld gamepads.
マット (mat) is a flat covering laid on a floor, while パッド (pad) is a piece of cushioning or a notepad, and the two loanwords sound similar to beginners.
counter for thin, flat objects; sheet; plate; coin · serving of soba; portion of gyōza · sumo rank position; wrestler at a given rank · field; rice paddy plot · palanquin bearer
touchpad; trackpad
air pad
keypad
helipad; heliport
memo pad; scribbling pad
leading pad
cooling pad (esp. for laptops)
quilted mattress pad; quilted bed pad
gamepad
Standard katakana spelling for the loanword 'pad'.
Irregular kana variant; less common than パッド.
Loanword from English 'pad'.
joypad; gamepad
nose pad (glasses)