Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 にラベルを 貼は る to stick a label on something
I stuck a label on the bottle.
〈 人ひと 〉 のレーベルからデビューする to debut under someone's record label
She debuted under a famous record label.
ラベルを 剥は がす to peel off a label
I peeled the label off the can and threw it away.
Related words タグ usually refers to a small tag or digital marker attached to an item, while ラベル covers printed labels on packages, bottles, and containers more broadly.
ブランド refers to a general commercial brand identity, while レーベル (a spelling of ラベル ) specifically means a record label or music imprint.
ラベル is a general, neutral word for a label (e.g. on products or in computing), while レッテル is specifically a sticker-type label and carries a common figurative sense of a negative stereotype.
ラベル is a general word for any label (jars, bottles, folders), while 荷札 refers specifically to a tag attached to luggage or cargo for identification.
ラベル is a printed commercial label (as on a product), whereas 札 suggests a physical tag or small card attached to an object.
Don't confuse with シール is an adhesive sticker, often decorative, whereas ラベル is an informational label that may or may not be a sticker.
ラベル is an informational tag (price, ingredients, brand name) attached to a product, whereas ステッカー is a decorative or promotional adhesive piece meant to be seen and displayed.
Written forms ラベル Usage 75%
Common katakana spelling for a label on a product, container, file, category, or similar item.
レーベル Usage 25%
Attested spelling; especially common for the record-company or music-imprint sense.
Etymology Katakana forms used for a foreign-derived term; no language of origin is specified. In modern usage, ラベル is the general spelling and レーベル is especially associated with record labels.
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