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ブータン Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ブータン

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Meanings

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noun

Bhutan

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the country of Bhutan. Usually written in katakana.

ブータンはヒマラヤ山さん脈みゃくにある国くにです。
Bhutan is a country in the Himalayas.

Written forms

ブータンUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the country name; usually written in kana.
不丹ぶーたん
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji (phonetic) kanji form; rarely used in modern Japanese.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
丹

rust-colored, red, red lead

Etymology

From English 'Bhutan', ultimately from Tibetan འབྲུག་ཡུལ (Druk Yul). The ateji spelling 不丹 is a phonetic rendering.