How to say 'Egypt' in Japanese | エジプト

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The Japanese word for Egypt is 'Ejiputo', written as エジプト in Japanese.

word

エジプト

Meaning

Egypt

Reading

Ejiputo

Explanation

The Japanese proper noun 'エジプト (えじぷと)' refers to the country of Egypt. This word is a direct transliteration of the English word 'Egypt' into katakana, which is commonly used for foreign names and places. For example: I want to visit Egypt「エジプトに行きたい」(えじぷとにいきたい). Egypt is famous for its pyramids「エジプトはピラミッドで有名です」(えじぷとはぴらみっどでゆうめいです). The word is used in the same context as in English, referring to the country in North Africa known for its ancient history and landmarks.

Part Of Speech

proper noun

Frequency

5828

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word エジプト

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

katakana

エ

Reading

katakana

ジ

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katakana

プ

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katakana

ト

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'Ejiputo' means 'Egypt' .

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