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How to say 'Brazil' in Japanese | ブラジル

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The Japanese word for Brazil is 'Burajiru', written as ブラジル in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Brazil

    Reading

    Burajiru

    Explanation

    The Japanese proper noun 'ブラジル (burajiru)' refers to the country Brazil. It is written in katakana, as is typical for foreign loanwords and proper nouns in Japanese. This word is used in contexts discussing geography, culture, or anything related to Brazil. For example: I want to visit Brazil「ブラジルに行きたいです」(ブラジルにいきたいです). Brazil is famous for soccer「ブラジルはサッカーで有名です」(ブラジルはサッカーでゆうめいです). The word is straightforward and does not carry additional meanings or nuances beyond its reference to the country.

    Part Of Speech

    proper noun

    Frequency

    5226

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ブラジル

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Bu
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ra
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ji
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ru

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What does 'Burajiru' (ブラジル) mean?

'Burajiru' means 'Brazil' .

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