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How do you say "artificial intelligence" in Japanese?

人工知能

jinkouchinou

Phrase Kanji

In Japanese, "artificial intelligence" is 人工知能 (jinkouchinou).

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Pronunciation

Say jin-koh-chee-noh, jinkou means artificial and chinou means intelligence, both words are short and clipped.

Writing and usage

人工知能 is written using kanji. It's a phrase, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.

Example sentence

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How to remember 人工知能

Jinkou sounds like 'jean, coe', picture a robot wearing jeans, coded with artificial intelligence to help fold laundry.

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Questions about 人工知能

How do you pronounce 人工知能?

Say jin-koh-chee-noh, jinkou means artificial and chinou means intelligence, both words are short and clipped.

Is 人工知能 formal or casual?

人工知能 is a common everyday expression. Context and tone of voice matter more than the words themselves for how formal it sounds.

How is 人工知能 written in Japanese?

人工知能 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as jinkouchinou.

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