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How to say 'Platform' in Japanese | プラットホーム

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The Japanese word for Platform is 'Purattohoumu', written as プラットホーム in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Platform

    Reading

    Purattohoumu

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'プラットホーム (ぷらっとほーむ)' is a loanword derived from the English word 'platform'. It is primarily used to refer to a physical platform, such as a train platform at a station. For example: The train is arriving at platform 3「電車が3番プラットホームに到着します」(でんしゃがさんばんぷらっとほーむにとうちゃくします). It can also be used metaphorically to describe a platform for discussion or action, though this usage is less common. For example: This conference provides a platform for new ideas「この会議は新しいアイデアのプラットホームを提供します」(このかいぎはあたらしいあいでぃあのぷらっとほーむをていきょうします).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    6507

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word プラットホーム

This word contains 6 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Pu
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ra
  • katakana

    Reading

    To
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ho
  • katakana

    Reading

    Mu
  • katakana

    Reading

    Tsu

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'Purattohoumu' means 'Platform' .

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