オーストラリア

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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): [o̞ːsɨ̥to̞ɾa̠ɾʲia̠]

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 a former 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 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN