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How do you say "brake" in Japanese?
ブレーキ
bureeki
In Japanese, "brake" is ブレーキ (bureeki).
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Pronunciation
Say bu-REE-ki, with a long held ee sound in the middle, unlike the single short vowel in English 'brake'.
Writing and usage
ブレーキ is written using katakana. It's a noun, 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
彼女はブレーキを踏んで減速した。
kanojo ha bureeki wo fun de gensoku shita.
She pressed the brake to slow down.
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How to remember ブレーキ
Bureeki has a long screech built in - 'bu-REEEE-ki' mimics the sound tires make when you slam the brakes.
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- airplane 飛行機 hikouki
- helicopter ヘリコプター herikoputaa
- ship 船 fune
- boat ボート booto
- ferry フェリー ferii
- submarine 潜水艦 sensuikan
- train 列車 ressha
- subway 地下鉄 chikatetsu
- tram トラム toramu
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Questions about ブレーキ
How do you pronounce ブレーキ?
Say bu-REE-ki, with a long held ee sound in the middle, unlike the single short vowel in English 'brake'.
Is ブレーキ formal or casual?
ブレーキ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is ブレーキ written in Japanese?
ブレーキ is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as bureeki.
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