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How to say 'Mark' in Japanese | マーク

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The Japanese word for Mark is 'Maaku', written as マーク in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Mark

    Reading

    Maaku

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun 'マーク (まーく)' means 'mark'. It is often used to refer to making a mark, labeling, or highlighting something. This term is borrowed from English and is commonly used in contexts like marking answers on a test, marking a location on a map, or even in sports to refer to marking an opponent. For example: Please mark the correct answer「正しい答えをマークしてください」(ただしいこたえをまーくしてください). He marked the location on the map「彼は地図上にその場所をマークした」(かれはちずじょうにそのばしょをまーくした). In sports, marking an opponent is crucial「スポーツでは、相手をマークすることが重要です」(すぽーつでは、あいてをまーくすることがじゅうようです).

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Frequency

    5760

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word マーク

This word contains 2 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Ma
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ku

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