How to say 'London' in Japanese | ロンドン

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The Japanese word for London is 'Rondon', written as ロンドン in Japanese.

word

ロンドン

Meaning

London

Reading

Rondon

Explanation

The Japanese proper noun 'ロンドン (ろんどん)' refers to the capital city of England, London. It is written in katakana as it is a foreign place name. This word is used in the same way as in English, to refer to the city itself or things related to it. For example: I went to London「ロンドンに行きました」(ろんどんにいきました). London is a big city「ロンドンは大きな街です」(ろんどんはおおきなまちです). The pronunciation is adapted to fit Japanese phonetics, but the meaning remains the same as in English.

Part Of Speech

proper noun

Frequency

3436

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ロンドン

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ロ

Reading

katakana

ン

Reading

katakana

ド

Reading

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'Rondon' means 'London' .

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