How to say 'Typewriter' in Japanese | タイプライター

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The Japanese word for Typewriter is 'Taipuraitaa', written as タイプライター in Japanese.

word

タイプライター

Meaning

Typewriter

Reading

Taipuraitaa

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'タイプライター (taipuraitaa)' refers to a 'typewriter', a mechanical or electromechanical device used for writing characters similar to those produced by printers. This word is a loanword from English, reflecting the influence of Western technology on Japanese language and culture. Example sentences: I bought an old typewriter「古いタイプライターを買いました」(ふるいたいぷらいたーをかいました). She uses a typewriter to write her novels「彼女は小説を書くためにタイプライターを使います」(かのじょはしょうせつをかくためにたいぷらいたーをつかいます).

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

1467

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word タイプライター

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

katakana

タ

Reading

katakana

イ

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katakana

プ

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katakana

ラ

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