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How do you say "bronze" in Japanese?
青銅
seidou
In Japanese, "bronze" is 青銅 (seidou).
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Pronunciation
Sei-dou, two syllables, 'sei' glides like the English word 'say', and 'dou' rhymes with 'dough'.
Writing and usage
青銅 is written using kanji. It's a adjective, 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
像は青銅製でした。
zou ha seidou sei deshita.
The statue was made of bronze.
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How to remember 青銅
Seidou sounds like 'say, dough' — bronze coins used to be worth their weight in dough.
Related words
- turquoise ターコイズ taakoizu
- beige ベージュ beeju
- maroon マルーン maruun
- lavender ラベンダー rabendaa
- ivory アイボリー aiborii
- navy ネイビー neibii
- crimson クリムゾン kurimuzon
- emerald エメラルド emerarudo
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Questions about 青銅
How do you pronounce 青銅?
Sei-dou, two syllables, 'sei' glides like the English word 'say', and 'dou' rhymes with 'dough'.
Is 青銅 formal or casual?
青銅 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 青銅 written in Japanese?
青銅 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as seidou.
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