ザ・ワールド
Za Wārudo
ザ・ワールド (Za Wārudo) (za warudo) is the Japanese way to say "The World" and refers to a specific character's power in the manga and anime series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
The phrase is used as a proper noun to refer to the specific supernatural ability found in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a Japanese phonetic transcription of the English words "The World".
How do you pronounce it?
Za Wārudo
Did you know?
- In Japanese internet slang, writing ザ・ワールド is often used as a shorthand to indicate that a moment in a video or conversation has suddenly frozen.
- While ザ・ワールド uses English sounds, the Japanese word for 'the world' in a general sense is 世界 (sekai).
- Because it is a phonetic transcription of English, the phrase is written in Katakana, the Japanese script used for foreign loanwords, rather than Kanji or Hiragana.
Examples in context
- ザ・ワールド！俺はこの世界をコントロールする！The World! I will control this world!
Example conversation
Youta and Yui are talking about their favorite anime.
- 陽太 Yotaジョジョで一番好きな技は何？Jojo de ichiban suki na waza wa nani?What is your favorite move in JoJo?
- 結衣 Yuiやっぱりザ・ワールドだと思うよ。Yappari Za Warudo da to omou yo.I think it's definitely The World.
- 陽太 Yota時間を止めるのはかっこいいよね。Jikan o tomeru no wa kakkoii yo ne.Stopping time is so cool, right?
- 結衣 Yuiうん、最強の能力だと思う。Un, saikyō no nōryoku da to omou.Yeah, I think it's the strongest ability.
