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How to say 'France' in Japanese | フランス

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The Japanese word for France is 'Furansu', written as フランス in Japanese.

    Meaning

    France

    Reading

    Furansu

    Explanation

    The Japanese proper noun 'フランス (furansu)' refers to the country France. It is used in the same way as in English, to denote the European nation known for its culture, cuisine, and history. Example sentences include: I want to visit France「フランスに行きたい」(ふらんすにいきたい). This wine is from France「このワインはフランス産です」(このワインはふらんすさんです). The word is typically written in katakana, as it is a foreign loanword.

    Part Of Speech

    proper noun

    Frequency

    694

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word フランス

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Fu
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ra
  • katakana

    Reading

    N
  • katakana

    Reading

    Su

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'Furansu' means 'France' .

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