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マニラ (manira) Japanese meaning: Manila | Kotomora

マニラ

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Manila

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the capital city of the Philippines.

マニラはフィリピンの首しゅ都とです。
Manila is the capital of the Philippines.

Kanji

馬horse
尼nun
剌opposed, biased

Written forms

マニラUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the Philippine capital; usually written in kana.
馬尼剌まにら

ateji (phonetic kanji usage)

Ateji spelling, rarely used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

From English 'Manila', ultimately from Tagalog 'Maynila'.