How to Say "Arizona" in Japanese

アリゾナ

Arizona[a̠ɾʲizo̞na̠]

アリゾナ is the Japanese way to say Arizona, a state of the United States of America.

アリゾナ is used as the name of the state. You can also use the form アリゾナ州 to specifically specify that you are referring to the state of Arizona.

Meaning: a state of the United States of America (name)

Which one should you use?

Adding the suffix 州 (shū) to create アリゾナ州 specifies that you are referring to the state of Arizona.

Arizona

While アリゾナ is the standard name, some Japanese speakers associate the state with the word 砂漠 meaning 'desert' because Arizona is the quintessential image of a dry landscape in Japanese media.
The suffix 州 used in アリゾナ州 is a kanji that originally meant 'province' or 'region' in ancient China and Japan before being adopted to translate the American concept of a 'state'.
If you were to see アリゾナ written in a Japanese newspaper, it would appear visually distinct from the surrounding text because the angular, simplified shapes of Katakana are designed to stand out from Kanji and Hiragana.

フェニックスはアリゾナの州都である。
Phoenix is the capital of Arizona.
This sentence is useful for identifying the capital of アリゾナ.
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来年はアリゾナに行きたいです。
Rainen wa Arizona ni ikitai desu.
I want to go to Arizona next year.
アリゾナはとても暑いところですね。
Arizona wa totemo atsui tokoro desu ne.
Arizona is a very hot place, isn't it?

Two friends are talking about travel plans.

結衣 Yui

健太さんはアリゾナに行ったことがありますか？
Kenta-san wa Arizona ni itta koto ga arimasu ka?
Kenta, have you ever been to Arizona?
健太 Kenta

いいえ、まだありません。
Iie, mada arimasen.
No, I haven't yet.
結衣 Yui

景色がとても綺麗らしいですよ。
Keshiki ga totemo kirei rashii desu yo.
I heard the scenery is very beautiful.
健太 Kenta

それはいいですね。行ってみたいです。
Sore wa ii desu ne. Itte mitai desu.
That sounds nice. I want to try going there.

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