How to say 'Hawaii' in Japanese | ハワイ

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The Japanese word for Hawaii is 'Hawai', written as ハワイ in Japanese.

word

ハワイ

Meaning

Hawaii

Reading

Hawai

Explanation

The Japanese proper noun 'ハワイ' refers to the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is commonly used in contexts related to travel, geography, or culture. For example: I want to go to Hawaii「ハワイに行きたいです」(はわいにいきたいです). Hawaii is famous for its beaches「ハワイはビーチで有名です」(はわいはびーちでゆうめいです). The word is written in katakana, as it is a foreign loanword, and it is pronounced 'hawai'.

Part Of Speech

proper noun

Frequency

4798

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ハワイ

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ハ

Reading

katakana

ワ

Reading

katakana

イ

Reading

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'Hawai' means 'Hawaii' .

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