東京スカイツリー
Tōkyō Sukaitsurī
東京スカイツリー (Tōkyō Sukaitsurī) is the Japanese name for the Tokyo Skytree, the broadcasting and observation tower located in Sumida, Tokyo.
What does it mean word for word?
The name is composed of the kanji for Tokyo (東京) and the katakana transliteration of 'Skytree' (スカイツリー).
Which one should you use?
東京スカイツリー includes the city name, whereas スカイツリー refers to the tower by dropping the Tokyo part.
How do you pronounce it?
Tōkyō Sukaitsurī
Did you know?
- In Japanese branding, the use of katakana for スカイツリー is intended to evoke a sense of modernity and futurism, which contrasts with the traditional kanji used for 東京.
- In Japanese, 'Tokyo' is written with the characters for 'East' and 'Capital', a naming convention that has been used for the city for centuries.
- The name 'Skytree' is written as スカイツリー, which follows the Japanese phonetic system of adding vowel sounds to the end of consonants like 's' or 'k'.
Examples in context
- 来週の土曜日、友達と一緒に東京スカイツリーに行きたいです。I want to go to Tokyo Skytree with my friends next Saturday.
- 東京スカイツリーに行きたいです。Tōkyō Sukaitsurī ni ikitai desu.I want to go to Tokyo Skytree.
- 東京スカイツリーはとても高いですね。Tōkyō Sukaitsurī wa totemo takai desu ne.Tokyo Skytree is very tall, isn't it?
- 東京スカイツリーのチケットを買いました。Tōkyō Sukaitsurī no chiketto o kaimashita.I bought tickets for Tokyo Skytree.
Example conversation
Kenta and Yui are talking about their weekend plans.
- 健太 Kenta今週末、東京スカイツリーへ行きませんか？Konshūmatsu, Tōkyō Sukaitsurī e ikimasen ka?Would you like to go to Tokyo Skytree this weekend?
- 結衣 Yuiいいですね！ぜひ行きましょう。Ii desu ne! Zehi ikimashō.That sounds good! Let's definitely go.
- 健太 Kenta結衣さんは、あそこに行ったことがありますか？Yui-san wa, asoko ni itta koto ga arimasu ka?Yui, have you ever been there?
- 結衣 Yuiいいえ、まだありません。Iie, mada arimasen.No, not yet.
