How to say 'Ping pong' in Japanese | ピンポン

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The Japanese word for Ping pong is 'Pinpon', written as ピンポン in Japanese.

word

ピンポン

Meaning

Ping pong

Reading

Pinpon

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun 'ピンポン' refers to the sport of table tennis, commonly known as pingpong. It is a loanword from English and is widely recognized in Japan. The term can also be used metaphorically to describe a back-and-forth exchange, similar to the rapid volleys in a pingpong game. Example sentences: Let's play pingpong「ピンポンをしましょう」(ぴんぽんをしましょう). The conversation was like a pingpong match「会話はピンポンのようだった」(かいわはぴんぽんのようだった).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Frequency

1999

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ピンポン

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ピ

Reading

katakana

ン

Reading

katakana

ポ

Reading

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'Pinpon' means 'Ping pong' .

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