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How to say 'Turkey' in Japanese | トルコ

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The Japanese word for Turkey is 'Toruko', written as トルコ in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Turkey

    Reading

    Toruko

    Explanation

    The Japanese proper noun 'トルコ (とるこ)' refers to the country 'Turkey'. It is commonly used in contexts related to geography, culture, or travel. For example: I want to visit Turkey「トルコに行きたい」(とるこにいきたい). Turkish food is delicious「トルコ料理は美味しい」(とるこりょうりはおいしい). The word is written in katakana, as is typical for foreign country names in Japanese.

    Part Of Speech

    proper noun

    Frequency

    4928

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word トルコ

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    To
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ru
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ko

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'Toruko' means 'Turkey' .

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