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How to say 'Cola' in Japanese | コーラ

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The Japanese word for Cola is 'Koura', written as コーラ in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Cola

    Reading

    Koura

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'コーラ (こーら)' refers to the carbonated soft drink 'cola'. It is a loanword derived from the English word 'cola', and is commonly used in Japan to refer to cola beverages, such as Coca-Cola or Pepsi. Example sentences: I drank cola「コーラを飲んだ」(こーらをのんだ). Do you like cola?「コーラは好きですか?」(こーらはすきですか?). Note that 'コーラ' specifically refers to the drink and not the cola nut or other meanings of the word 'cola' in English.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    1741

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word コーラ

This word contains 2 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Ko
  • katakana

    コー

    Reading

    Koo
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ra

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What does 'Koura' (コーラ) mean?

'Koura' means 'Cola' .

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