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インドネシア (indoneshia) Japanese meaning: Indonesia | Kotomora

インドネシア

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Common word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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usually written using kana alone

Refers to the country of Indonesia.

来らい年ねん、インドネシアに旅りょ行こうする予よ定ていです。

I plan to travel to Indonesia next year.

Kanji

印stamp, seal, mark
度degrees, occurrence, time
尼nun
西west, Spain
亜Asia, rank next, come after

Related words

イ
イ is the abbreviated form used in compounds like 日イ関係, while インドネシア is the full, everyday name for the country.

Don't confuse with

インドN5
インド (India) and インドネシア (Indonesia) are easily confused because of their similar names, but they are different countries.

Written forms

インドネシアUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the country name; usually written in kana.
印度尼西亜いんどねしあ
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji (phonetic) kanji spelling; rarely used and mainly of historical interest.

Etymology

From English 'Indonesia', ultimately from Greek 'Indos' (India) and 'nesos' (island).