How to say 'Block' in Japanese | ブロック

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The Japanese word for Block is 'Burokku', written as ブロック in Japanese.

word

ブロック

Meaning

Block

Reading

Burokku

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ブロック (burokku)' refers to a 'block'. This term can be used in various contexts, such as a physical block (like a building block or a block of wood), a city block, or even a block in programming or data structures. For example: The child is playing with blocks「子供がブロックで遊んでいる」(こどもがブロックであそんでいる). This street is one block away「この通りは1ブロック先です」(このとおりは1ブロックさきです). In programming, a block of code is essential「プログラミングでは、コードのブロックが重要です」(プログラミングでは、コードのブロックがじゅうようです). The word is a loanword from English, and its usage is quite versatile in Japanese.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

6645

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ブロック

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

katakana

ブ

Reading

katakana

ロ

Reading

katakana

ロック

Reading

Rokku

katakana

ク

Reading

katakana

ツ

Reading

Tsu

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'Burokku' means 'Block' .

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