Pronunciation of 'カーテン'
The word 'カーテン' originates from Japanese and is pronounced as 'kāten' in Japanese. It is a loanword derived from the English word 'curtain' and refers to fabric used to cover windows or separate spaces.
Word Origin
The word 'カーテン' is a Japanese loanword derived from English.
Pronunciation Details
English (United States)
A piece of fabric used to cover windows or separate spaces.
Pronounced as ‘KAR-tin’, with stress on the first syllable. ‘Kar’ as in ‘car’, and ‘tin’ as in ‘tin can’.
日本語
窓や部屋の仕切りとして使われる布。
「カーテン」は「kā-ten」と発音します。「カー」は伸ばして「ka」、そして「テン」は「ten」と発音します。