How to Say "Seoul" in Japanese

ソウル

Souru[so̞ɯ̟ɾɯ̟]

The English phrase Seoul is translated into Japanese as ソウル (Souru).

ソウル is the name used for the capital of South Korea.

Meaning: capital of South Korea (name)

How do you pronounce it?

Souru

While ソウル is the standard modern term, older Japanese texts may refer to the city as 京城 (Keijō), the name used during the Japanese colonial period.
Japanese speakers use a specific katakana script ソウル for the city, but the word 'soul' as in spirit is also written as ソウル.
Because the name is a loanword, it is written using the Katakana script ソウル instead of the traditional Kanji used for foreign place names from China or Korea.

ソウルに住んでいます。
I live in Seoul.
This sentence is useful for stating where you live in ソウル.
Tatoeba #8692850 by small_snow, translation #8850343 by alpucca
ソウルは韓国の首都です。
Seoul is the capital of South Korea.
This sentence is useful for identifying ソウル as the capital of South Korea.
Tatoeba #8732945 by small_snow, translation #3992009 by popball
ソウルは韓国の都市だ。
Seoul is a city in South Korea.
This sentence is useful for describing ソウル as a city in South Korea.
Tatoeba #13189712 by atitarev, translation #13219644 by Lumi
私は昨日から韓国の首都、ソウルに滞在しています。
I have been staying in Seoul, the capital city of South Korea, since yesterday.
今度の夏休みには、友達とソウル市へ行くつもりです。
I plan to go to Seoul city with my friends this summer vacation.

Misaki and Hiroto are talking about their travel plans.

美咲 Misaki

いつかソウルに行きたいです。
Itsuka Souru ni ikitai desu.
I want to go to Seoul someday.
大翔 Hiroto

いいですね。私も興味があります。
Ii desu ne. Watashi mo kyoumi ga arimasu.
That sounds great. I'm interested too.
美咲 Misaki

大翔さんはソウルに行ったことがありますか？
Hiroto-san wa Souru ni itta koto ga arimasu ka?
Have you ever been to Seoul, Hiroto?
大翔 Hiroto

いいえ、まだ行ったことがありません。
Iie, mada itta koto ga arimasen.
No, I haven't been there yet.

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