abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
The English phrase abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz is translated into Japanese as abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.
This term refers to the sequence of letters in the English alphabet in their standard order.
Did you know?
- In Japanese design and advertising, the alphabet is frequently used for 'decorative' purposes even if the text is nonsensical, as Latin characters are seen as a symbol of modernism and style.
- In many Japanese fonts, the English 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' is rendered in 'full-width' characters, which are designed to occupy the same square space as a kanji character, making the alphabet look unusually spaced out compared to English.
- While the English alphabet is used in Japan, the Japanese language uses a phonetic system called gojūon which is organized as a 'fifty-sound table' of syllables rather than individual letters.
Examples in context
- abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzを書いてください。abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz o kaite kudasai.Please write abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.
- abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzの順番は正しいですか？abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz no junban wa tadashii desu ka?Is the order of abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz correct?
Example conversation
Hiyori is helping Ren study English.
- 陽葵 Himari蓮くん、abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzを言ってみて。Ren-kun, abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz o ittemite.Ren, try saying the alphabet.
- 蓮 Renええと、a, b, c…Eeto, a, b, c…Let's see, a, b, c…
- 陽葵 Himari正解！最後まで言えるかな？Seikai! Saigomade ieru kana?Correct! Can you say it until the end?
- 蓮 Renうん、abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz！できた！Un, abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz! Dekita!Yes, abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz! I did it!
