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ヨーロッパ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヨーロッパ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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noun

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the continent of Europe. The katakana form is standard; the ateji 欧羅巴 is very rare.

from Portuguese Europa

See also: 欧州

来らい年ねん、ヨーロッパを旅りょ行こうする予よ定ていです。
I plan to travel around Europe next year.

ヨーロッパの歴れき史しはとても複ふく雑ざつです。

The history of Europe is very complex.

Written forms

ヨーロッパUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
ヨオロツパUsage<1%
search-only kana form
欧羅巴よーろっぱUsage<1%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.
ヨオロッパUsage<1%
search-only kana form

Kanji

欧Europe
羅gauze, thin silk, Rome
巴comma-design

Similar words

欧おう州しゅう
欧州 is a more formal, Sino-Japanese term for Europe, often used in news or official contexts, while ヨーロッパ is the common everyday word.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese 'Europa', likely via early modern contact. The ateji spelling 欧羅巴 is a phonetic rendering.