How to say 'Philippines' in Japanese | フィリピン

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The Japanese word for Philippines is 'Firipin', written as フィリピン in Japanese.

word

フィリピン

Meaning

Philippines

Reading

Firipin

Explanation

The Japanese proper noun 'フィリピン (firipin)' refers to the country 'Philippines'. It is used in the same way as in English, to denote the Southeast Asian country. For example: I want to visit the Philippines「フィリピンに行きたいです」(フィリピンにいきたいです). The Philippines is a beautiful country「フィリピンは美しい国です」(フィリピンはうつくしいくにです). The word is written in katakana, as is typical for foreign country names in Japanese.

Part Of Speech

proper noun

Frequency

6515

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word フィリピン

This word contains 5 Katakana characters :

katakana

フィ

Reading

katakana

フ

Reading

katakana

リ

Reading

katakana

ピ

Reading

katakana

ン

Reading

katakana

イ

Reading

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'Firipin' means 'Philippines' .

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