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ウルグアイ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ウルグアイ

ウ

ル

グ

ア

イ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

Uruguay

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the South American country. Usually written in katakana.

ウルグアイは南なん米べいの小ちいさな国くにです。
Uruguay is a small country in South America.
彼かれは来らい年ねんウルグアイに留りゅう学がくする予よ定

てい

だ

。

He plans to study abroad in Uruguay next year.

Written forms

ウルグアイUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the country name; usually written in kana.
宇柳貝うるぐあい
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling, rarely used.
宇柳具うるぐあい
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling, rarely used.

Kanji

宇eaves, roof, house
柳willow
貝shellfish
具tool, utensil, means

Etymology

From Spanish 'Uruguay', possibly derived from Guaraní 'urugua' (a type of shellfish) and 'y' (water). The ateji spellings 宇柳貝 and 宇柳具 are phonetic approximations.