How to say 'Switzerland' in Japanese | スイス

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The Japanese word for Switzerland is 'Suisu', written as スイス in Japanese.

word

スイス

Meaning

Switzerland

Reading

Suisu

Explanation

The Japanese proper noun 'スイス (suisu)' refers to the country Switzerland. It is a direct transliteration of the English word 'Switzerland' into katakana, which is commonly used for foreign names and loanwords. For example: I want to visit Switzerland「スイスに行きたいです」(すいすにいきたいです). Switzerland is famous for its chocolate「スイスはチョコレートで有名です」(すいすはちょこれーとでゆうめいです). The word is used in the same contexts as in English, referring to the country, its culture, or anything related to Switzerland.

Part Of Speech

proper noun

Frequency

5881

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word スイス

This word contains 2 Katakana characters :

katakana

ス

Reading

katakana

イ

Reading

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'Suisu' means 'Switzerland' .

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