How to say 'Paris' in Japanese | パリ

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The Japanese word for Paris is 'Pari', written as パリ in Japanese.

word

パリ

Meaning

Paris

Reading

Pari

Explanation

The Japanese proper noun 'パリ (pari)' refers to the capital city of France, Paris. This word is a direct borrowing from the French name for the city, adapted to Japanese phonetics. It is commonly used in contexts related to travel, culture, or geography. For example: I want to visit Paris「パリに行きたい」(ぱりにいきたい). Paris is famous for the Eiffel Tower「パリはエッフェル塔で有名です」(ぱりはえっふぇるとうでゆうめいです). Note that 'パリ' is always written in katakana, as it is a foreign loanword.

Part Of Speech

proper noun

Frequency

1930

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word パリ

This word contains 2 Katakana characters :

katakana

パ

Reading

katakana

リ

Reading

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