How to say 'America' in Japanese | アメリカ

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The Japanese word for America is 'Amerika', written as アメリカ in Japanese.

word

アメリカ

Meaning

America

Reading

Amerika

Explanation

The Japanese proper noun 'アメリカ' refers to the United States of America. It is commonly used in everyday conversation, news, and media to denote the country. The word is often used in contexts discussing geography, culture, politics, or travel. For example: I want to go to America「アメリカに行きたいです」(あめりかにいきたいです). America is a big country「アメリカは大きい国です」(あめりかはおおきいくにです). The term can also be used in compound words, such as 'アメリカ人 (あめりかじん)' meaning 'American person'.

Part Of Speech

proper noun

Frequency

231

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word アメリカ

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

katakana

ア

Reading

katakana

メ

Reading

katakana

リ

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katakana

カ

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'Amerika' means 'America' .

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