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How to say 'Computer' in Japanese | パソコン

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The Japanese word for Computer is 'Pasokon', written as パソコン in Japanese.

    word

    パソコン

    Meaning

    Computer

    Reading

    Pasokon

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'パソコン (pasokon)' is an abbreviation of 'パーソナルコンピュータ (paasonaru konpyuuta)', meaning 'personal computer'. It refers to a computer designed for individual use, typically for tasks such as word processing, internet browsing, or gaming. This term is widely used in everyday conversation and is more casual than the full term. Example sentences: I bought a new computer「新しいパソコンを買いました」(あたらしいパソコンをかいました). My computer is broken「私のパソコンが壊れています」(わたしのパソコンがこわれています). Note that 'パソコン' specifically refers to personal computers and not other types of computers like servers or mainframes.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    1118

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word パソコン

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    パ

    Reading

    Pa

  • katakana

    ソ

    Reading

    So

  • katakana

    コ

    Reading

    Ko

  • katakana

    ン

    Reading

    N

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'Pasokon' means 'Computer' .

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