How to say 'Beijing' in Japanese | ペキン

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The Japanese word for Beijing is 'Pekin', written as ペキン in Japanese.

word

ペキン

Meaning

Beijing

Reading

Pekin

Explanation

The Japanese proper noun 'ペキン (pekin)' refers to the capital city of China, Beijing. It is written in katakana as it is a foreign place name. This term is commonly used in contexts related to geography, travel, politics, and culture. For example: I visited Beijing last year「去年ペキンを訪れました」(きょねんペキンをおとずれました). Beijing is famous for the Great Wall「ペキンは万里の長城で有名です」(ペキンはばんりのちょうじょうでゆうめいです). Note that 'ペキン' is the Japanese pronunciation of 'Beijing' and is widely understood in Japan.

Part Of Speech

proper noun

Frequency

4108

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ペキン

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ペ

Reading

katakana

キ

Reading

katakana

ン

Reading

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'Pekin' means 'Beijing' .

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