How to say 'Greece' in Japanese | ギリシャ

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The Japanese word for Greece is 'Girisha', written as ギリシャ in Japanese.

word

ギリシャ

Meaning

Greece

Reading

Girisha

Explanation

The Japanese proper noun 'ギリシャ (girisha)' refers to the country 'Greece'. It is used to denote the nation, its culture, or anything related to Greece. For example: I want to visit Greece「ギリシャに行きたいです」(ぎりしゃにいきたいです). Greek mythology is fascinating「ギリシャ神話は魅力的です」(ぎりしゃしんわはみりょくてきです). The word is written in katakana, as is common for foreign country names in Japanese.

Part Of Speech

proper noun

Frequency

3315

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ギリシャ

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

katakana

ギ

Reading

katakana

リ

Reading

katakana

シ

Reading

Shi

katakana

シャ

Reading

Sha

katakana

ヤ

Reading

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'Girisha' means 'Greece' .

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