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How to say 'Europe' in Japanese | オウシュウ

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The Japanese word for Europe is 'Oushuu', written as オウシュウ in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Europe

    Reading

    Oushuu

    Explanation

    The Japanese proper noun 'オウシュウ' refers to the continent of Europe. It is a katakana representation of the English word 'Europe'. This term is used in contexts where the continent of Europe is being discussed, such as in geography, history, or cultural studies. For example: I want to visit Europe「オウシュウに行きたい」(オウシュウにいきたい). Europe has many historical landmarks「オウシュウには多くの歴史的建造物がある」(オウシュウにはおおくのれきしてきけんぞうぶつがある).

    Part Of Speech

    proper noun

    Frequency

    5847

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word オウシュウ

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    O
  • katakana

    Reading

    U
  • katakana

    Reading

    Shi
  • katakana

    シュ

    Reading

    Shu
  • katakana

    Reading

    Yu

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'Oushuu' means 'Europe' .

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