LOFIとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Syllabic abbreviation of low fidelity.

形容詞

lo-fi (comparative more lo-fi, superlative most lo-fi)

1. (sound) Having an old-fashioned quality, as if recorded with primitive equipment.
2. (music) Having a rough quality, not musically smooth and refined.

   cute-sounding lo-fi drum beats

3. Recorded at home with makeshift tools.

名詞

lo-fi (uncountable)

1. (music) A subgenre of hip-hop that includes traditional jazz elements and drum machine samples.
   • 2026 February 19, Stevie Chick, quoting Flying Lotus, “Musician and film-maker Flying Lotus: ‘The whole lo-fi beats thing has become like Starbucks music’”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN, archived from the original on 19 February 2026:

     But I feel like the whole “lo-fi beats” thing has become like Starbucks music.

2. (music) A subgenre of rock music characterized by minimal production, giving a raw and unsophisticated sound.

反意語

• hi-fi

参照

アナグラム

• FOIL, Filo, LIFO, filo, foil