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スマトラ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

スマトラ

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Meanings

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noun

Sumatra

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

スマトラ島とうはインドネシアの西にしにあります。
Sumatra Island is located in western Indonesia.

Written forms

スマトラUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the Indonesian island; usually written in kana.
蘇門答剌すまとら
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji kanji form; very rare and mainly of historical interest.

Kanji

蘇be resuscitated, revived, perilla

門gate, counter for cannons

答solution, answer

剌opposed, biased

Etymology

From Indonesian/English Sumatra. The ateji spelling 蘇門答剌 is a historical phonetic rendering.