How to say 'Escalator' in Japanese | エスカレーター

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The Japanese word for Escalator is 'Esukareetaa', written as エスカレーター in Japanese.

word

エスカレーター

Meaning

Escalator

Reading

Esukareetaa

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'エスカレーター (esukareetaa)' refers to an 'escalator', a moving staircase that transports people between floors in buildings. It is a loanword from English, written in katakana. This word is commonly used in public spaces like shopping malls, train stations, and airports. For example: Please use the escalator「エスカレーターをご利用ください」(えすかれーたーをごりようください). The escalator is out of order「エスカレーターは故障中です」(えすかれーたーはこしょうちゅうです). Note that this word is always written in katakana, as it is a foreign loanword.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

1292

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word エスカレーター

This word contains 5 Katakana characters :

katakana

エ

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katakana

ス

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katakana

カ

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katakana

レ

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katakana

タ

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'Esukareetaa' means 'Escalator' .

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