Pronunciation of 'インターネット'
The word 'インターネット' (Internet) is a Japanese transliteration of the English word 'Internet'. It refers to the global network of interconnected computers. Below are the pronunciations and meanings in Japanese and English.
Word Origin
The word originates from English and is adopted into Japanese as a katakana transliteration.
Pronunciation Details
日本語
世界中のコンピュータが接続されたネットワーク、インターネット。
「インターネット」は「いんたーねっと」と発音します。「いん」は「in」、「たー」は「taː」、「ねっと」は「netto」と発音します。
English (US)
The global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate.
Pronounced as ‘IN-ter-net’, with stress on the first syllable. ‘In’ as in ‘in’, ‘ter’ as in ‘ter’ in ‘term’, and ‘net’ as in ‘net’.