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ＵＳ (ユー・エス) Japanese meaning: United States | Kotomora

ＵＳ

also: ユーエス

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Meanings

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United States; US

Abbreviation for the United States, used in contexts like news, sports, or product labels.

ＵＳの大だい統とう領りょうが来らい日にちした。
The US president visited Japan.

Related words

アメリカN5
アメリカ is the everyday spoken word for the United States, while ＵＳ is a clipped, written abbreviation common in headlines and labels.
米べい国こく
米国 is the formal Sino-Japanese term for the United States used in official and news writing, while ＵＳ is the Roman-letter abbreviation seen in the same kind of contexts.

Counted with

カ国こく
counter for countries

Written forms

ＵＳ

ユー・エス
Standard abbreviation for the United States, written in full-width Latin letters.
ユーエス
search-only kana form

Etymology

Abbreviation of the English 'United States', borrowed into Japanese.