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フィリピン (firipin) Japanese meaning: Philippines | Kotomora

フィリピン

also: フィリッピン · フイリピン

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Common word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

Philippines

usually written using kana alone

The country name; used as a noun in all contexts.

フィリピンは東とう南なんアジアの島しま国ぐにです。

The Philippines is an island nation in Southeast Asia.

来らい年ねん、フィリピンに旅りょ行こうする予よ定ていです。

I plan to travel to the Philippines next year.

Kanji

比compare, race, ratio
律rhythm, law, regulation
賓V.I.P., guest

Written forms

フィリピンUsage99%
Standard katakana spelling for the country name; usually written in kana.
フィリッピンUsage1%
search-only kana form
Search-only variant; not a standard modern spelling.
フイリピンUsage<1%
search-only kana form
Search-only variant; not a standard modern spelling.
比律賓ふぃりぴん
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji (phonetic) kanji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

From English 'Philippines' or Spanish 'Filipinas', adapted into Japanese katakana. The ateji spelling 比律賓 is a historical phonetic rendering.