It's コン-fusing!

[duo797]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

Are these being called components in English now too?
Japanese コンポ is what I would call a shelf stereo / shelf system, or something like that. Component in English makes me think of actual parts or component cables.
But... I`ve been out of the US so very long that maybe they`re called them components now instead of stereos or shelf systems.

Component makes me think specifically of component cables for a TV as in the RGB cables for HD. If you hadn't said 'stereos or shelf systems', then shelf systems would've had me a bit confused. If the stereo system is just connected to a TV, computer or some other media device I'd probably call them just 'speakers' instead.

[KyleGoetz]

Originally Posted by duo797

Component makes me think specifically of component cables for a TV as in the RGB cables for HD. If you hadn't said 'stereos or shelf systems', then shelf systems would've had me a bit confused. If the stereo system is just connected to a TV, computer or some other media device I'd probably call them just 'speakers' instead.

I wouldn't just refer to them as "components" in general. I'd need that word in the specific context of "the components to my set-up are X, Y, and Z." I would understand the meaning in other contexts, but there would be a fleeting thought of component cables.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by KyleGoetz

I wouldn't just refer to them as "components" in general. I'd need that word in the specific context of "the components to my set-up are X, Y, and Z." I would understand the meaning in other contexts, but there would be a fleeting thought of component cables.

Maybe it's an age thing. The receiver, tape deck, CD player, record player were all called "components" for a stereo system. I don't think a lot of people have these things as separate items anymore, if at all, so the term may be outdated.

[Nyororin]

Originally Posted by MMM

Maybe it's an age thing. The receiver, tape deck, CD player, record player were all called "components" for a stereo system. I don't think a lot of people have these things as separate items anymore, if at all, so the term may be outdated.

That is what I think of if someone says "stereo components" - the individual parts like a receiver, tape deck, cd player, etc, hooked up to speakers. Something like this;


When I hear コンポ in Japanese, I think of something all in one, and fairly small. Like this;


They seem quite different.

[KyleGoetz]

Originally Posted by MMM

Maybe it's an age thing. The receiver, tape deck, CD player, record player were all called "components" for a stereo system. I don't think a lot of people have these things as separate items anymore, if at all, so the term may be outdated.

Yeah, my parents didn't have those things (money reasons) and I didn't, either (age and money reasons).

[delacroix01]

1.　生コン freshly mixed concrete
4.　婚活（こんかつ） spouse-finding activities (attending parties, using agencies) This is a new word.

Thanks a lot. Now I have learned some new words