レコーダー
also: リコーダー · レコーダ · リコーダ
Meanings
1
recorder; recording device
Only with reading レコーダー / レコーダ
Refers to a device that records sound, video, time, or other data, such as an IC recorder or video recorder. In this sense Restricted the reading to レコーダー or レコーダ.
I prepared an IC recorder for the meeting.
This recorder can make scheduled recordings.
2
recorder; English flute
The musical wind instrument. This sense is usually written リコーダー, which helps distinguish it from レコーダー meaning a recording device.
When I was in elementary school, I played the recorder in music class.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉をレコーダーで録音するto record something with a recorder
I recorded the meeting with an IC recorder.
- リコーダーを吹くto play (blow) the recorder
We played the recorder in music class.
- レコーダーで再生するto play back (a recording) on a recorder
I played back the footage on the recorder to check it.
- リコーダーの練習をするto practice the recorder
I practiced the recorder a lot before the recital.