How to say "Hong Kong" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Hong Kong" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Hong Kong" is "Honkon", written in japanese as "ホンコン".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The proper noun 'ホンコン (ほんこん)' refers to the city and special administrative region of Hong Kong, located in southeastern China. Hong Kong is known for its bustling city life, towering skyscrapers, and blend of Chinese and British colonial influences. It is a major global financial center and a popular tourist destination. For example: I visited Hong Kong last year - (私は昨年ホンコンを訪れました).

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Honkon" mean in japanese?

"Honkon" means "Hong Kong".

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Hong Kong" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The katakana "ホ" is read as "ho". The katakana "ン" is read as "n". And The katakana "コ" is read as "ko".

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.