How to Say "Kii" in Japanese - How To Say Guide

紀伊

Kii[kʲii]

Kii is the name of a peninsula and a historical province in Japanese.

Kii refers specifically to the Kii Peninsula and the historical Kii Province in Japan.

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is Kii.

The character 伊 used in 紀伊 is the same character used to write 'Italy' (イタリア) in Japanese, as it was chosen for its phonetic quality.
The character 紀 in 紀伊 is also the first character in the Japanese word for 'century' or 'era', creating a linguistic link between the region and the passage of time.
In historical texts, the name is often written as 紀州 (Kishū), and this older term is still used today to describe regional food specialties from the area.

紀伊半島はとても広いです。
Kii hantou wa totemo hiroi desu.
The Kii Peninsula is very large.
昔、紀伊という国がありました。
Mukashi, Kii to iu kuni ga arimashita.
Long ago, there was a province called Kii.
紀伊の山々は美しいです。
Kii no yamayama wa utsukushii desu.
The mountains of Kii are beautiful.

Ren and Misaki are looking at a historical map in a library.

蓮 Ren

この地図の紀伊はどこかな？
Kono chizu no Kii wa doko kana?
I wonder where Kii is on this map?
美咲 Misaki

ここですよ、蓮さん。
Koko desu yo, Ren-san.
It is right here, Ren.
蓮 Ren

あ、本当だ。広いですね。
A, hontou da. Hiroi desu ne.
Oh, you're right. It's large, isn't it?
美咲 Misaki

はい、とても大きな半島です。
Hai, totemo ookina hantou desu.
Yes, it is a very large peninsula.

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