ハワイ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
布哇 (obsolete)

Map of US highlighting Hawaii

Etymology

From English Hawaii.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ハ​ワイ [háꜜwàì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠ɰᵝa̠i]

Proper noun

ハワイ • (Hawai) 

1. Hawaii (an archipelago and state of the United States)

   ハワイ州(しゅう)

   Hawai-shū

   the State of Hawaii

2. Hawaii, Hawaii County (a county of Hawaii, United States)
3. (historical) Hawaii (a former kingdom in the Pacific Ocean)