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ＵＫ (ユー・ケー) Japanese meaning: United Kingdom | Kotomora

ＵＫ

also: ユーケー

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Meanings

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United Kingdom; UK

Common abbreviation for the United Kingdom, used in news, travel, and casual contexts.

来らい月げつ、ＵＫに旅りょ行こうする予よ定ていです。
I plan to travel to the UK next month.
ＵＫの大だい学がくに留りゅう学

Related words

イギリスN5
イギリス is the traditional, everyday Japanese word for the United Kingdom, while ＵＫ is a modern, more casual or news-style abbreviation.
英えい国こく
英国 is a formal, written term for the United Kingdom used in official or news contexts, while ＵＫ is a casual English-derived abbreviation.

Written forms

ＵＫ
- ユー・ケー
  Standard full-width Latin abbreviation for the United Kingdom.
- ユーケー

がく

し

たい

。

I want to study abroad at a university in the UK.

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Etymology

Abbreviation of the English 'United Kingdom', borrowed directly into Japanese.