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How to say 'Player' in Japanese | プレーヤー

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The Japanese word for Player is 'Pureeyaa', written as プレーヤー in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Player

    Reading

    Pureeyaa

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'プレーヤー (ぷれーやー)' means 'player'. This word is often used to refer to someone who plays a game, sport, or musical instrument. It can also refer to a device that plays media, such as a music player or video player. For example: he is a good soccer player「彼は良いサッカープレーヤーです」(かれはよいさっかーぷれーやーです). I bought a new music player「新しい音楽プレーヤーを買いました」(あたらしいおんがくぷれーやーをかいました). The word is a loanword from English, and its usage is common in modern Japanese.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    5159

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word プレーヤー

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Pu
  • katakana

    Reading

    Re
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ya

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'Pureeyaa' means 'Player' .

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