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How to say 'Internet' in Japanese | ネット

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The Japanese word for Internet is 'Netto', written as ネット in Japanese.

    word

    ネット

    Meaning

    Internet

    Reading

    Netto

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'ネット (netto)' is a loanword derived from the English word 'net' and is commonly used to refer to the internet. It is widely used in everyday conversation and media. For example: I searched it on the internet「それをネットで調べた」(それをネットでしらべた). The internet is convenient「ネットは便利だ」(ネットはべんりだ). Additionally, 'ネット' can sometimes refer to a physical net, such as a fishing net or sports net, but this usage is less common in modern Japanese. For example: He caught a fish with a net「彼はネットで魚を捕まえた」(かれはネットでさかなをつかまえた).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    1790

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ネット

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    ネ

    Reading

    Ne

  • katakana

    ト

    Reading

    To

  • katakana

    ツ

    Reading

    Tsu

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'Netto' means 'Internet' .

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