Q
The letter Q in Japanese refers to the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet.
The term is used to represent the specific English letter Q.
Did you know?
- In Japanese gaming and internet slang, Q is often used as a shorthand for kyū, which means 'nine' or 'sphere', leading to visual puns.
- The sound of the letter Q is often used in Japanese advertising to stand for 'Quality', a concept borrowed from English.
- While English uses Q almost exclusively with 'u', Japanese transcriptions of foreign words containing Q must assign a vowel to every consonant, such as ku or kyu.
Examples in context
- アルファベットの Q を書いてください。Arufabetto no Q o kaite kudasai.Please write the letter Q of the alphabet.
- これは Q ですか？Kore wa Q desu ka?Is this a Q?
- Q は、R の前の文字です。Q wa, R no mae no moji desu.Q is the letter before R.
Example conversation
Kenta and Misaki are practicing the English alphabet.
- 美咲 MisakiPの次は何かな？P no tsugi wa nani kana?What comes after P?
- 健太 Kenta答えはQだよ。Kotae wa Q dayo.The answer is Q.
- 美咲 Misaki正解！よく知っているね。Seikai! Yoku shitte iru ne.Correct! You know it well.
- 健太 Kenta簡単だったよ。Kantan datta yo.It was easy.
