How to say 'Iraq' in Japanese | イラク

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The Japanese word for Iraq is 'Iraku', written as イラク in Japanese.

word

イラク

Meaning

Iraq

Reading

Iraku

Explanation

The Japanese proper noun 'イラク (iraku)' refers to the country Iraq. This word is a direct transliteration of the English name 'Iraq' into Japanese katakana, which is commonly used for foreign names and loanwords. For example: I visited Iraq last year「去年イラクに行きました」(きょねんイラクにいきました). Iraq is located in the Middle East「イラクは中東にあります」(イラクはちゅうとうにあります). The word 'イラク' is used in the same way as the English name, and it is important to note that it is always written in katakana when referring to the country.

Part Of Speech

proper noun

Frequency

5061

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word イラク

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

イ

Reading

katakana

ラ

Reading

katakana

ク

Reading

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