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インド Japanese meaning | Kotomora

インド

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Common word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the country of India.

インドは多た様ような文ぶん化かで知しられ

て

い

ます

。

India is known for its diverse culture.

Kanji

印stamp, seal, mark
度degrees, occurrence, time

Don't confuse with

インドネシアN5
インド (India) and インドネシア (Indonesia) are easily confused because of their similar names, but they are different countries.

Written forms

インドUsage98%
Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
印度いんどUsage2%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling, rarely used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

From English 'India' or Portuguese 'Índia', ultimately from Latin 'India'.