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ハワイ

ハ

ワ

イ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the U.S. state of Hawaii or the Hawaiian Islands.

来らい年ねん、ハワイに旅りょ行こうに行いく予よ定ていです。
I plan to travel to Hawaii next year.

Written forms

ハワイUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the place name; usually written in kana.
布哇はわいUsage<1%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji (phonetic kanji) spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.

Kanji

布linen, cloth, spread

哇fawning child's voice, laughing child's voice

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'Hawaii', ultimately from Hawaiian 'Hawaiʻi'.