Pronunciation of 'エコロジー'
The word 'エコロジー' (ecology) originates from Japanese and is derived from the English word 'ecology'. It refers to the study of interactions between organisms and their environment or the concept of environmental conservation. Below are the pronunciations and meanings in Japanese and English.
The word 'エコロジー' is borrowed from the English word 'ecology' and adapted into Japanese katakana script.
Pronunciation Details
日本語
生態学、または環境保護の概念を指します。
「エコロジー」は「え（e）」「こ（ko）」「ろ（ro）」「じー（jiː）」と発音します。「エ」は短い「e」、「コ」は「ko」、「ロ」は「ro」、「ジー」は伸ばして「jiː」です。
English (United States)
The branch of biology that deals with the relationships of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
Pronounced as ‘EH-kuh-loh-jee’, with stress on the first syllable. ‘Eh’ as in ‘bed’, ‘kuh’ as in ‘cut’, ‘loh’ as in ‘low’, and ‘jee’ as in ‘gee’.