How to say 'Terrorism' in Japanese | テロ

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The Japanese word for Terrorism is 'Tero', written as テロ in Japanese.

word

テロ

Meaning

Terrorism

Reading

Tero

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'テロ (tero)' is a loanword derived from the English word 'terror' and is used to refer to acts of terrorism. It is commonly used in news reports, discussions about global events, and political contexts. For example: The government is taking measures against terrorism「政府はテロに対する対策を取っている」(せいふはてろにたいするたいさくをとっている). The city was shaken by a terrorist attack「その都市はテロ攻撃に動揺した」(そのとしはてろこうげきにどうようした). The word 'テロ' is often used in compound terms like 'テロリスト (terrorist)' or 'テロ行為 (terrorist act)'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

4068

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word テロ

This word contains 2 Katakana characters :

katakana

テ

Reading

katakana

ロ

Reading

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