How to Say "Jewelry" in Japanese

ジュエリー

juerī[d͡ʑɨe̞ɾʲiː]

The Japanese word for jewelry is ジュエリー (juerī).

If you are referring specifically to high-quality or luxurious jewelry items, the term 宝飾品 is more appropriate.

How do you pronounce it?

juerī

If you are looking for traditional Japanese hair ornaments that resemble jewelry, you should look for the word 簪 (kanzashi) instead of using the loanword.
While ジュエリー is used for fashion, the word アクセサリー (akusesarī) is much more common in daily life to describe any decorative items like necklaces or earrings.
The word 宝飾品 contains the character 宝, which also appears in words for 'treasure' and 'precious'. This links the concept of luxury jewelry directly to the idea of stored wealth.

展示会で美しい宝石をたくさん見ました。
I saw many beautiful gemstones at the exhibition.
彼女が新しいアクセサリーを買いました。
She bought a new piece of jewelry.
彼女はジュエリーに興味があります。
Kanojo wa jurī ni kyōmi ga arimasu.
She is interested in jewelry.
新しいジュエリーを買いに行きましょう。
Atarashii jurī o kai ni ikimashō.
Let's go buy some new jewelry.

Misaki and Yota are looking at a store window.

美咲 Misaki

見て、このジュエリーすごく綺麗じゃない？
Mite, kono juerii sugoku kirei janai?
Look, isn't this jewelry really beautiful?
陽太 Yota

本当だね。デザインがおしゃれだね。
Hontou da ne. Dezain ga oshare da ne.
You're right. The design is very stylish.
美咲 Misaki

陽太はジュエリーに興味がある？
Youta wa juerii ni kyoumi ga aru?
Are you interested in jewelry, Yota?
陽太 Yota

あんまりないけど、これは素敵だと思うよ。
Anmari nai kedo, kore wa suteki da to omou yo.
Not really, but I think this one is lovely.

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