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マニラ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

Manila

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the capital city of the Philippines.

マニラはフィリピンの首しゅ都とです。
Manila is the capital of the Philippines.

Written forms

マニラUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the Philippine capital; usually written in kana.
馬尼剌まにら
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling, rarely used in modern Japanese.

Kanji

馬horse
尼nun

剌opposed, biased

Etymology

From English 'Manila', ultimately from Tagalog 'Maynila'.