How to say 'Hong Kong' in Japanese | ホンコン

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The Japanese word for Hong Kong is 'Honkon', written as ホンコン in Japanese.

word

ホンコン

Meaning

Hong Kong

Reading

Honkon

Explanation

The Japanese proper noun 'ホンコン (ほんこん)' refers to 'Hong Kong', a Special Administrative Region of China. This term is used in Japanese to denote the city and its associated cultural, geographical, and political contexts. For example: I went to Hong Kong last year「去年ホンコンに行きました」(きょねんほんこんにいきました). Hong Kong is famous for its cuisine「ホンコンは料理で有名です」(ほんこんはりょうりでゆうめいです). The term is typically written in katakana, as it is a foreign place name.

Part Of Speech

proper noun

Frequency

3926

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ホンコン

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ホ

Reading

katakana

ン

Reading

katakana

コ

Reading

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'Honkon' means 'Hong Kong' .

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