ベイブレード
beiburēdo
The Japanese word for spinning top toy (beyblade) is ベイブレード (beiburēdo).
Meaning: spinning top toy (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word ベイブレード is a loanword from the English word 'Beyblade' transcribed into Japanese katakana.
How do you pronounce it?
beiburēdo
Did you know?
- While ベイブレード is a modern brand, Japanese culture has a centuries-old tradition of playing with けんま (kenma), which are traditional wooden spinning tops.
- The word ベイブレード uses the character ー, which is a long vowel mark that doesn't exist in the traditional Japanese alphabet and was introduced specifically to better transcribe foreign loanwords.
- Because ベイブレード is a loanword, it is written using Katakana, the script reserved for foreign names and foreign concepts, rather than the native Hiragana or Kanji scripts.
Examples in context
- 新しいベイブレードを買いました。Atarashii beibureedo o kaimashita.I bought a new beyblade.
- ベイブレードで遊びましょう。Beibureedo de asobimashou.Let's play with beyblades.
- このベイブレードはとても速いです。Kono beibureedo wa totemo hayai desu.This beyblade is very fast.
Example conversation
Two siblings are playing in the living room.
- 陽葵 Himari陽太、ベイブレードで勝負しよう！Yōta, beiburēdo de shōbu shiyō!Yota, let's have a Beyblade battle!
- 陽太 Yotaいいよ。僕のベイブレードは強いぞ。Ii yo. Boku no beiburēdo wa tsuyoi zo.Sure. My Beyblade is strong.
- 陽葵 Himari準備はいい？３、２、１、ゴー！Junbi wa ii? San, ni, ichi, gō!Are you ready? Three, two, one, go!
- 陽太 Yotaああっ、僕のベイブレードが止まった！Aat, boku no beiburēdo ga tomatta!Ah, my Beyblade stopped!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “beyblade” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
