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How to say 'Mexico' in Japanese | メキシコ

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The Japanese word for Mexico is 'Mekishiko', written as メキシコ in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Mexico

    Reading

    Mekishiko

    Explanation

    The Japanese proper noun 'メキシコ (mekishiko)' refers to the country 'Mexico'. It is written in katakana as it is a foreign loanword. This word is used to refer to the country itself, its culture, or anything related to Mexico. For example: I want to visit Mexico「メキシコに行きたいです」(メキシコにいきたいです). Mexican food is delicious「メキシコ料理は美味しいです」(メキシコりょうりはおいしいです). Note that 'メキシコ' is always written in katakana and does not have alternative readings or meanings.

    Part Of Speech

    proper noun

    Frequency

    6886

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word メキシコ

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Me
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ki
  • katakana

    Reading

    Shi
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ko

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What does 'Mekishiko' (メキシコ) mean?

'Mekishiko' means 'Mexico' .

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