円盤
Meanings
1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
General term for a flat circular object, including sports equipment like a discus.
He won a gold medal in the discus throw.
Set the metal disk into the machine.
2
flying saucer; UFO
Commonly used in the phrase 空飛ぶ円盤 (そらとぶえんばん).
He claimed he saw a glowing flying saucer in the sky.
3
optical disc; disc media
Refers to CD, DVD, Blu-ray, and similar disc-based storage media.
This movie can only be watched on disc.
Usage patterns
- 円盤を投げるto throw the discus
The athlete threw the discus with great force.
- 円盤を目撃するto witness a flying saucer
There were a series of reports of people witnessing a glowing disc in the night sky.
- 〈物〉を円盤に焼くto burn something onto a disc
I burned the footage onto a disc to save it.
- 円盤が回転するfor a disk to spin/rotate
The disk is slowly rotating.