How to say "Idol" in Japanese

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

the Japanese word for "Idol" is "Aidoru", written in japanese as "アイドル".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun 'アイドル (アイドル)' refers to a famous and popular celebrity, often a singer or performer, who has a large and devoted fan base. Idols are highly idealized and marketed as role models, and their public image and behavior is often carefully curated. Idols are incredibly influential in Japanese pop culture. For example: She is a popular idol - (彼女はとても人気のあるアイドルです). I'm a big fan of that idol group - (あのアイドルグループのファンです).

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

What does "Aidoru" mean in japanese?

"Aidoru" means "Idol".

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

How to write "Idol" 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 "ア" is read as "a". The katakana "イ" is read as "i". The katakana "ド" is read as "do". And The katakana "ル" is read as "ru".

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.