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How to say 'Volume' in Japanese | ボリューム

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The Japanese word for Volume is 'Boryuumu', written as ボリューム in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Volume

    Reading

    Boryuumu

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'ボリューム (boryuumu)' refers to 'volume' and is commonly used in contexts related to sound, size, or quantity. It is a loanword from English, and its usage is similar to the English term. For example: turn up the volume「ボリュームを上げて」(ぼりゅーむをあげて). This TV has a large volume「このテレビはボリュームが大きい」(このてれびはぼりゅーむがおおきい). In some cases, it can also refer to the physical size or bulk of an object, such as 'the volume of the box'「箱のボリューム」(はこのぼりゅーむ).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    6681

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ボリューム

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Bo
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ri
  • katakana

    リュ

    Reading

    Ryu
  • katakana

    Reading

    Mu
  • katakana

    Reading

    Yu

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'Boryuumu' means 'Volume' .

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