How to say 'Handkerchief' in Japanese | ハンカチ

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The Japanese word for Handkerchief is 'Hankachi', written as ハンカチ in Japanese.

word

ハンカチ

Meaning

Handkerchief

Reading

Hankachi

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ハンカチ (hankachi)' refers to a 'handkerchief', a small piece of cloth used for personal hygiene purposes such as wiping one's hands or face. It is a loanword from the English 'handkerchief', adapted into Japanese katakana. Example sentences: She gave me a handkerchief「彼女は私にハンカチをくれた」(かのじょはわたしにはんかちをくれた). I always carry a handkerchief「私はいつもハンカチを持っています」(わたしはいつもはんかちをもっています).

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

1595

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ハンカチ

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

katakana

ハ

Reading

katakana

ン

Reading

katakana

カ

Reading

katakana

チ

Reading

Chi

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'Hankachi' means 'Handkerchief' .

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