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How to say 'Virus' in Japanese | ウイルス

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The Japanese word for Virus is 'Uirusu', written as ウイルス in Japanese.

    word

    ウイルス

    Meaning

    Virus

    Reading

    Uirusu

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'ウイルス (uirusu)' refers to a 'virus'. This term is commonly used in both medical and technological contexts. In medicine, it describes microscopic infectious agents that can cause diseases in living organisms. In technology, it refers to malicious software designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to computer systems. Example sentences: The virus spread quickly「ウイルスが急速に広がった」(ういるすがきゅうそくにひろがった). My computer got infected by a virus「私のコンピュータがウイルスに感染した」(わたしのコンピュータがういるすにかんせんした).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    2271

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ウイルス

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    ウ

    Reading

    U

  • katakana

    イ

    Reading

    I

  • katakana

    ル

    Reading

    Ru

  • katakana

    ス

    Reading

    Su

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'Uirusu' means 'Virus' .

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