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訪米 (ほうべい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

訪ほう米べい

ほ

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べ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

visit to the United States; US visit

Formal noun or suru-verb used in news, diplomacy, and official schedules. Refers specifically to visiting the United States.

首しゅ相しょうが来らい月げつ訪ほう米べいする予よ定ていだ。
The prime minister is scheduled to visit the United States next month.
訪ほう米べい中ちゅうに大だい統とう領りょうと会かい談

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During his visit to the US, he met with the president.

Kanji

訪call on, visit, look up
米rice, USA, metre

Similar words

訪ほう日にち
訪日 means a visit to Japan, while 訪米 specifically refers to a visit to the United States.
渡と米べい
渡米 emphasizes the act of traveling to the US, often with a nuance of crossing the ocean, while 訪米 focuses on the visit itself, typically for official purposes.

Etymology

Compound of 訪 (ほう, 'visit') and 米 (べい, abbreviation for アメリカ, 'America'). The use of 米 for America comes from the second character of 亜米利加 (アメリカ), an old ateji spelling.