ウィーン
Wīn[β̞ĩːɴ]
Vienna in Japanese is ウィーン (Wīn).
ウィーン is used as the name for the capital of Austria.
Meaning: capital of Austria (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Wīn.
Did you know?
- The sound ウィーン is also a common Japanese onomatopoeia used to describe the humming or whirring sound of a small electric motor.
- While ウィーン is the standard name for the city, the variant ヴィエンナ is often used in Japan specifically when referring to 'Vienna coffee' or 'Vienna sausages'.
- In Japanese, 'Vienna sausage' is called ウインナー (uinnā), which is a phonetic adaptation of the German 'Wiener'.
Examples in context
- ウィーンは美しい都市だ。Vienna is a beautiful city.Tatoeba #228343 by KK_kaku_, translation #65699 by mamat
- 彼女は私がウィーンへ行くことに難色を示した。She disapproved of my trip to Vienna.Tatoeba #3400920 by arnab, translation #650473 by qdii
- ウィーンまでは歩くとどのくらいかかりますか？How long does it take to walk to Vienna?Tatoeba #11211926 by ITA, translation #11211937 by CK
- 7 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two siblings are looking at a travel magazine together.
- 陽葵 Himariウィーンの音楽祭に行きたいな。Wīn no ongakusai ni ikitai na.I want to go to a music festival in Vienna.
- 陽太 Yotaいいよ、陽葵。僕も興味がある。Ii yo, Himari. Boku mo kyoumi ga aru.That's fine, Himari. I'm interested too.
- 陽葵 Himariウィーンは、すぐそこじゃないよね。Wīn wa, sugu soko janai yo ne.Vienna isn't exactly close by, is it?
- 陽太 Yota遠いけど、いつか行こう。Tooi kedo, itsuka ikou.It's far, but let's go someday.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “vienna” translations and entries ウィーン, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
