How to say 'Missile' in Japanese | ミサイル

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The Japanese word for Missile is 'Misairu', written as ミサイル in Japanese.

word

ミサイル

Meaning

Missile

Reading

Misairu

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ミサイル (misairu)' refers to a 'missile', which is a self-propelled guided weapon system. This term is commonly used in military and defense contexts, as well as in news reports or discussions about international conflicts. For example: The missile was launched「ミサイルが発射された」(ミサイルがはっしゃされた). The country developed a new missile「その国は新しいミサイルを開発した」(そのくにはあたらしいミサイルをかいはつした). The word 'ミサイル' is a loanword from English, and its usage is straightforward, typically referring to the weapon itself rather than any metaphorical or abstract concept.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

6803

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ミサイル

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

katakana

ミ

Reading

katakana

サ

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イ

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ル

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