How to Say "Yukon" in Japanese

ユーコン

Yūkon[jɯ̟ːkõ̞ɴ]

The Japanese word for the Yukon, the Canadian territory with Whitehorse as its capital, is ユーコン (Yūkon).

ユーコン is used to refer to the Yukon territory. Foreign words like Yukon are usually written in katakana in Japanese.

Meaning: territory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital (name)

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is Yūkon.

Japanese typically avoids using the word 'territory' when saying ユーコン, treating it as a proper noun. Adding 準州 for 'territory' is usually reserved for formal maps or government documents.
If you were searching for the Yukon in a Japanese library or database, you might find it filed under the 'u' section of the katakana index rather than 'y'.
While ユーコン refers to the territory, Japanese speakers might use the term ユーコン川 specifically to distinguish the river from the land, as the river is a major point of interest in Japanese geography books.

ユーコンはカナダの一部です。
Yukon is a part of Canada.
ユーコン州で犬ぞりのレースが開催されます。
A dog sled race will be held in Yukon.
ユーコンには美しい自然がたくさんありますね。
There is a lot of beautiful nature in Yukon, isn't there?
ユーコンはとても広いです。
Yūkon wa totemo hiroi desu.
Yukon is very large.
ユーコンの首都はホワイトホースです。
Yūkon no shuto wa Howaito-hōsu desu.
The capital of Yukon is Whitehorse.
ユーコンに行きたいです。
Yūkon ni ikitai desu.
I want to go to Yukon.

Two friends are looking at a world map.

大翔 Hiroto

ここがユーコンという場所だよ。
Koko ga Yūkon to iu basho dayo.
This place here is called Yukon.
美咲 Misaki

カナダの北の方にあるんだね。
Kanada no kita no hō ni aru ndane.
So it's in the northern part of Canada.
大翔 Hiroto

うん、自然がとてもきれいらしいよ。
Un, shizen ga totemo kirei rashii yo.
Yeah, I heard the nature there is very beautiful.
美咲 Misaki

いつか行ってみたいな。
Itsuka itte mitai na.
I'd like to go there someday.

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