How to Say "Lebanon" in Japanese

レバノン

Rebanon

レバノン (Rebanon) is the Japanese word for Lebanon.

レバノン is the name used for the Lebanese Republic.

Meaning: Lebanese Republic (name)

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is Rebanon.

While レバノン is written in katakana for the country, Japanese people often use the kanji 黎巴嫩 in very old historical texts. These characters were chosen based on their sounds rather than their meanings.
Japanese speakers refer to the Lebanese cedar as レバノン杉, but in botanical contexts, it is often called シダー, a direct loan from the English 'cedar'.
While the English word 'Lebanon' starts with an 'L', the Japanese transcription レバノン uses the 'R' sound, as there is no distinction between 'L' and 'R' in Japanese phonology.

彼は１９８８年から１９９４年までレバノンで暮らした。
From 1988 to 1994 he lived in Lebanon.
This sentence illustrates how to use レバノン when mentioning living in the country.
Tatoeba #1140361 by mookeee, translation #1611148 by Jeff
レバノンは中東にあります。
Rebanon wa chūtō ni arimasu.
Lebanon is in the Middle East.
私はレバノンの文化に興味があります。
Watashi wa Rebanon no bunka ni kyōmi ga arimasu.
I am interested in Lebanese culture.

Daisho and Himari are talking about world geography.

大翔 Hiroto

レバノンはどこにありますか。
Rebanon wa doko ni arimasu ka.
Where is Lebanon located?
陽葵 Himari

中東にある国ですよ。
Chuutou ni aru kuni desu yo.
It is a country in the Middle East.
大翔 Hiroto

そうなんですね。レバノンに行ってみたいです。
Sou nan desu ne. Rebanon ni itte mitai desu.
I see. I would like to visit Lebanon.
陽葵 Himari

いいですね。ぜひ行ってください。
Ii desu ne. Zehi itte kudasai.
That sounds great. You should definitely go.

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