バンコク

Written forms

• バンコクUsage96%

  Standard katakana spelling for Bangkok; usually written in kana.

• バンコックUsage4%

  Older or less common romanization variant; learners may encounter it in older texts.

• 曼谷
  ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
  • バンコク

    Ateji (phonetic) kanji form; rarely used.

  • バンコック
• 盤谷
  ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
  • バンコク

    Ateji (phonetic) kanji form; rarely used.

  • バンコック

Kanji

• 曼wide, beautiful
• 谷valley
• 盤tray, shallow bowl, platter

Etymology

From English 'Bangkok', ultimately from Thai บางกอก (baang-gɔ̀ɔk).