How to say 'Kumamoto' in Japanese | クマモト

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The Japanese word for Kumamoto is 'Kumamoto', written as クマモト in Japanese.

word

クマモト

Meaning

Kumamoto

Reading

Kumamoto

Explanation

The Japanese proper noun 'クマモト' refers to 'Kumamoto', a city and prefecture located on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Kumamoto is known for its historic castle, beautiful natural scenery, and hot springs. The name 'Kumamoto' literally means 'bear origin' or 'bear base', but it is primarily used as a place name. Example sentences: I visited Kumamoto last year「去年クマモトを訪れました」(きょねんクマモトをおとずれました). Kumamoto Castle is very famous「クマモト城はとても有名です」(クマモトじょうはとてもゆうめいです).

Part Of Speech

proper noun

Frequency

6369

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word クマモト

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

katakana

ク

Reading

katakana

マ

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モ

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ト

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