ニュージャージー
Nyūjājī[ɲ̟ɨːʑa̠ːʑiː]
ニュージャージー (Nyūjājī) is the Japanese way to say New Jersey, a northeast state of the United States of America.
Meaning: a northeast state of the United States of America (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Nyūjājī.
Did you know?
- When writing ニュージャージー in a vertical column, the long vowel mark (the dash) rotates 90 degrees to become a vertical line.
- Japanese speakers often add the word 州 ('shū') after ニュージャージー to clarify that they are talking about a US state and not a brand or specific place.
- In Japanese, the name is written using Katakana, the phonetic alphabet reserved for foreign loanwords and names from outside the Japanese writing system.
Examples in context
- 会議で、ニュージャージー州の経済について話し合いました。During the meeting, we discussed the economy of New Jersey.
- ニュージャージーに住んでいます。Nyūjāji ni sunde imasu.I live in New Jersey.
- ニュージャージーはどこですか？Nyūjāji wa doko desu ka?Where is New Jersey?
- ニュージャージーへ旅行したいです。Nyūjāji e ryokō shitai desu.I want to travel to New Jersey.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their travel plans.
- 大翔 Hiroto結衣さんは、アメリカのどこに行きますか？Yui-san wa, Amerika no doko ni ikimasu ka?Yui, where in America are you going?
- 結衣 Yui私はニュージャージーに行く予定です。Watashi wa Nyū Jājī ni iku yotei desu.I plan to go to New Jersey.
- 大翔 Hirotoいいですね！誰に会うんですか？Ii desu ne! Dare ni au n desu ka?That's nice! Who are you meeting?
- 結衣 Yuiニュージャージーに住んでいる友達に会います。Nyū Jājī ni sunde iru tomodachi ni aimasu.I'm meeting a friend who lives in New Jersey.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “new jersey” translations and entries ニュージャージー, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
