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How to say 'Organ' in Japanese | オルガン

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The Japanese word for Organ is 'Orugan', written as オルガン in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Organ

    Reading

    Orugan

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'オルガン (orugan)' refers to a musical instrument known as an organ. It typically describes large keyboard instruments, such as pipe organs or electronic organs, used in churches, concert halls, or homes. For example: The church has a beautiful organ「教会には美しいオルガンがある」(きょうかいにはうつくしいオルガンがある). She plays the organ every Sunday「彼女は毎週日曜日にオルガンを弾く」(かのじょはまいしゅうにちようびにオルガンをひく). Note that 'オルガン' is a loanword derived from the English 'organ' and is written in katakana to reflect its foreign origin.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    4241

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word オルガン

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    O
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ru
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ga
  • katakana

    Reading

    N

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'Orugan' means 'Organ' .

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