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スウェーデン Japanese meaning | Kotomora

スウェーデン

also: スエーデン

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Meanings

1

usually written using kana alone

The country name; usually written in katakana.

スウェーデンは北ほく欧おうの国くにです。

Sweden is a Nordic country.

来らい月げつ、スウェーデンに出しゅっ張ちょうします。

I'm going on a business trip to Sweden next month.

Kanji

瑞congratulations
典code, ceremony, law

Related words

典てん
瑞典 is the full kanji spelling for Sweden, while 典 functions only as its shortened form in historical compounds like 日典関係.
瑞ずい
スウェーデン is the standard modern Japanese word for Sweden, while 瑞 is a rare kanji abbreviation used only in compounds like 瑞典.

Written forms

スウェーデンUsage95%
Standard katakana spelling for Sweden.
スエーデンUsage4%
rarely-used kana form
Rarely used kana form; スウェーデン is strongly preferred.
スウエーデンUsage1%
search-only kana form
瑞典
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)

Etymology

From English 'Sweden' or possibly Dutch 'Zweden'.

rarely-used kanji form

スウェーデン
Ateji (phonetic) kanji form; rarely used in modern Japanese.
スエーデン
rarely-used kana form