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How to say 'Vietnam' in Japanese | ベトナム

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The Japanese word for Vietnam is 'Betonamu', written as ベトナム in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Vietnam

    Reading

    Betonamu

    Explanation

    The Japanese proper noun 'ベトナム (べとなむ)' refers to the country Vietnam. It is used in the same way as in English, to denote the Southeast Asian nation. For example: I want to visit Vietnam「ベトナムに行きたい」(べとなむにいきたい). Vietnamese food is delicious「ベトナム料理は美味しい」(べとなむりょうりはおいしい). The word is typically written in katakana, as it is a foreign loanword.

    Part Of Speech

    proper noun

    Frequency

    3984

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ベトナム

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Be
  • katakana

    Reading

    To
  • katakana

    Reading

    Na
  • katakana

    Reading

    Mu

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What does 'Betonamu' (ベトナム) mean?

'Betonamu' means 'Vietnam' .

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