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スペイン (supein) Japanese meaning: Spain | Kotomora

スペイン

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Common word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the country of Spain.

来らい年ねん、スペインに旅りょ行こうする予よ定ていです。

I plan to travel to Spain next year.

スペイン料りょう理りが大だい好すきです。

I love Spanish food.

Kanji

西west, Spain
班squad, corps, unit
牙tusk, fang, tusk radical (no. 92)

Don't confuse with

スペイン語ご
スペイン is the country Spain, while スペイン語 is the Spanish language spoken there.

Counted with

カ国こく
Used for countries, but only in contexts where counting countries is natural.

Written forms

スペインUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for Spain; usually written in kana.
西班牙すぺいんUsage<1%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

From English 'Spain', via Portuguese 'Espanha' or directly from Spanish 'España'.