How to say 'Whisky' in Japanese | ウイスキー

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The Japanese word for Whisky is 'Uisukii', written as ウイスキー in Japanese.

word

ウイスキー

Meaning

Whisky

Reading

Uisukii

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ウイスキー (uisukii)' refers to the alcoholic beverage 'whisky'. It is a loanword derived from English and is commonly used in Japan to refer to both domestic and imported whiskies. For example: I like whisky「ウイスキーが好きです」(ういすきーがすきです). This whisky is from Scotland「このウイスキーはスコットランド産です」(このういすきーはすこっとらんどさんです). The term is widely understood and used in both casual and formal contexts.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

6966

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ウイスキー

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

katakana

ウ

Reading

katakana

イ

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katakana

ス

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katakana

キ

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katakana

キー

Reading

Kii

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'Uisukii' means 'Whisky' .

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