How to say 'Glass' in Japanese | ガラス

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The Japanese word for Glass is 'Garasu', written as ガラス in Japanese.

word

ガラス

Meaning

Glass

Reading

Garasu

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ガラス (がらす)' refers to 'glass', the material typically used for windows, bottles, or other transparent objects. It is a loanword derived from the Dutch word 'glas'. This term is commonly used in everyday contexts to describe objects made of glass. For example: The glass is broken「ガラスが割れている」(がらすがわれている). She bought a glass vase「彼女はガラスの花瓶を買った」(かのじょはがらすのかびんをかった). Note that 'ガラス' specifically refers to the material and not drinking glasses, which are referred to as 'グラス (ぐらす)' in Japanese.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

1887

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ガラス

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ガ

Reading

katakana

ラ

Reading

katakana

ス

Reading

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'Garasu' means 'Glass' .

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