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How to say 'Energy' in Japanese | エネルギー

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The Japanese word for Energy is 'Enerugii', written as エネルギー in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Energy

    Reading

    Enerugii

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'エネルギー (enerugii)' refers to 'energy'. This term is used in various contexts, including physical energy, such as the energy produced by machines or the energy required for physical activities, as well as mental or emotional energy. It is a loanword from the English 'energy' and is widely used in both scientific and everyday contexts. For example: I need more energy to finish this work「この仕事を終わらせるためにもっとエネルギーが必要だ」(このしごとをおわらせるためにもっとエネルギーがひつようだ). Solar panels convert sunlight into energy「ソーラーパネルは太陽光をエネルギーに変換する」(ソーラーパネルはたいようこうをエネルギーにへんかんする).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    1240

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word エネルギー

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    E
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ne
  • katakana

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    Ru
  • katakana

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    Gi

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'Enerugii' means 'Energy' .

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