スタープラチナ・ザ・ワールド
Sutā Purachina Za Wārudo
スタープラチナ・ザ・ワールド (Sutā Purachina Za Wārudo) is the Japanese way to say the English phrase star platinum: the world.
This phrase refers to the name of a specific powerful ability used by the character Star Platinum in the series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase is written entirely in Katakana because it is a loanword phrase from English used as a proper noun.
How do you pronounce it?
Sutā Purachina Za Wārudo
Did you know?
- In Japanese pop culture, the phrase ザ・ワールド is so closely linked to this ability that saying it can signal the 'stopping of time' as a meme, regardless of the context.
- The series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is famous for naming abilities after Western rock bands and songs, meaning スタープラチナ is a stylistic choice rather than a traditional Japanese name.
- The use of the middle dot ・ in スタープラチナ・ザ・ワールド acts as a separator, which is a common Japanese orthographic tool used specifically for foreign names and loanwords.
Examples in context
- スタープラチナザ・ワールド！最強ですよ！Star Platinum: The World! It’s the strongest!
- スタープラチナ・ザ・ワールド、と叫ぶんだ。Sutā Purachina Za Wārudo, to sakebu nda.You shout, 'Star Platinum: The World'.
- スタープラチナ・ザ・ワールドの演出は最高だ。Sutā Purachina Za Wārudo no enshutsu wa saikō da.The presentation of Star Platinum: The World is the best.
- 彼はスタープラチナ・ザ・ワールドを使う。Kare wa Sutā Purachina Za Wārudo o tsukau.He uses Star Platinum: The World.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about an anime they just watched.
- 美咲 Misakiあの技の名前は何だったっけ？Ano waza no namae wa nan datta kke?What was the name of that technique again?
- 陽太 Yotaスタープラチナ・ザ・ワールドだよ。Sutā Purachina Za Wārudo da yo.It's Star Platinum: The World.
- 美咲 Misaki陽太、それ覚えてるんだね！Yōta, sore oboeteru nda ne!Yota, you remember it!
- 陽太 Yotaもちろん、すごくかっこいいから。Mochiron, sugoku kakkoii kara.Of course, because it's so cool.
