オーストラリア

Japanese

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Alternative spellings
豪太剌利 (obsolete)
濠太剌利 (obsolete)
 オーストラリア on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Australia.

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) トラリア [òósútóráꜜrìà] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːsɨ̥ᵝto̞ɾa̠ɾʲia̠]

Proper noun

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オーストラリア (Ōsutoraria

  1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as its precursor colony in the British Empire)
  2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Synonyms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN