How to say 'Alcohol' in Japanese | アルコール

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The Japanese word for Alcohol is 'Arukouru', written as アルコール in Japanese.

word

アルコール

Meaning

Alcohol

Reading

Arukouru

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'アルコール (arukouru)' refers to 'alcohol'. This term is commonly used to describe alcoholic beverages or the chemical substance ethanol. It can also refer to alcohol in a medical or industrial context, such as rubbing alcohol. For example: I don't drink alcohol「私はアルコールを飲みません」(わたしはアルコールをのみません). This disinfectant contains alcohol「この消毒液にはアルコールが含まれています」(このしょうどくえきにはアルコールがふくまれています). The word is a direct borrowing from the Dutch word 'alcohol', and it is widely understood in modern Japanese.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

4170

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word アルコール

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ア

Reading

katakana

ル

Reading

katakana

コ

Reading

katakana

コー

Reading

Koo

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'Arukouru' means 'Alcohol' .

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