マイクロフォン

マイクロフォン · maikurofuォn · JLPT N1 · noun

microphone

🎤 micro (small) + phone (sound): a device that catches small sounds

Micro comes from Greek mikros (small) and phone from phōnē (sound). Shortened to マイク (maiku) in everyday Japanese, which is the usual word for a mic.

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