クレジット
kurejitto[kɯ̟ɾe̞ʑit̚to̞]
The English phrase "credits" is translated into Japanese as クレジット (kurejitto).
How do you pronounce it?
kurejitto
Did you know?
- When watching a movie in Japan, if you ask for the クレジット, a theater employee might direct you to the ticket counter to use a credit card.
- In Japanese cinema and TV, the end credits are often called エンドロール 'end roll'. This term describes the physical movement of the text rolling upward on the screen.
- In Japanese banking, the word クレジット is almost exclusively used to refer to 'credit cards' rather than the general concept of financial creditworthiness.
Examples in context
- 映画のクレジットを見るのは興味深いです。It's interesting to see the credits of a movie.
- この映画のエンド クレジットには多くのスタッフが掲載されています。Many staff members are featured in the end credits of this movie.
- ゲームでスタッフロールをスキップするのは損だよ!It's a loss to skip the staff roll in a game!
- 映画のクレジットを確認してください。Eiga no kurejitto o kakunin shite kudasai.Please check the movie credits.
- クレジットに名前が載っています。Kurejitto ni namae ga notte imasu.The name is in the credits.
- クレジットの読み上げは不要です。Kurejitto no yomiage wa fuyō desu.Reading the credits is not necessary.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a short film they watched.
- 蓮 Renエンドロールのクレジットに名前があったよ!Endorōru no kurejitto ni namae ga atta yo!Your name was in the end roll credits!
- 美咲 Misaki本当?嬉しすぎる!Hontō? Ureshisugiru!Really? I'm so happy!
- 蓮 Renすごく長いクレジットだったよ。Sugoku nagai kurejitto datta yo.It was a very long credits sequence.
- 美咲 Misaki蓮くん、教えてくれてありがとう。Ren-kun, oshiete kurete arigatō.Ren, thank you for telling me.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry クレジット, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.