スーパーカリフラジリスティックエクスピアリドーシャス
sūpākarifurajirisutikkuekusupiaridōshasu
The English word supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is translated into Japanese as スーパーカリフラジリスティックエクスピアリドーシャス (sūpākarifurajirisutikkuekusupiaridōshasu).
Because this is a loanword from English, it is used primarily as a direct phonetic transcription and is not a native Japanese word.
Meaning: fantastic, marvellous, wonderful ''(cognates)'' (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
sūpākarifurajirisutikkuekusupiaridōshasu
Did you know?
- Because it is a loanword, it is treated as a 'noun' in many Japanese contexts, even though it functions as an 'adjective' in English.
- The word ends in シャス 'shasu' because Japanese cannot end a word with a standalone 's' sound.
- Despite its length, this word is rarely used in daily conversation and is recognized primarily by fans of the Disney film 'Mary Poppins'.
Examples in context
- 今日のショーはスーパーカリフラジリスティックエクスピアリドーシャスだね！Kyō no shō wa sūpākarifurajisutikku ekusupiari dōshasu dane!Today's show is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Example conversation
Yota and Misaki are talking about a magic show they saw.
- 陽太 Yotaあのマジックショー、どうだった？Ano majikku shō, dō datta?How was that magic show?
- 美咲 Misaki最高にスーパーカリフラジリスティックエクスピアリドーシャスだったよ！Saikō ni sūpākarifurajirisutikkueksupiaridōshasu datta yo!It was absolutely supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
- 陽太 Yotaそんな言葉、いつ使ったの？Sonna kotoba, itsu tsukatta no?When did you ever use a word like that?
- 美咲 Misaki驚きすぎて出ちゃったんだよ。Odorokisugite dechatta nda yo.It just came out because I was so surprised.
