How to say 'Seoul' in Japanese | ソウル

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The Japanese word for Seoul is 'Souru', written as ソウル in Japanese.

word

ソウル

Meaning

Seoul

Reading

Souru

Explanation

The Japanese proper noun 'ソウル (souru)' refers to 'Seoul', the capital city of South Korea. This word is a direct transliteration of the English name 'Seoul' into katakana, which is commonly used for foreign names and places. For example: I went to Seoul last year「去年ソウルに行きました」(きょねんソウルにいきました). Seoul is a beautiful city「ソウルは美しい街です」(ソウルはうつくしいまちです). The word is used in the same context as in English, referring to the city itself or anything related to it.

Part Of Speech

proper noun

Frequency

6994

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ソウル

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ソ

Reading

katakana

ウ

Reading

katakana

ル

Reading

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'Souru' means 'Seoul' .

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