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How do you say "brooch" in Japanese?
ブローチ
buroochi
In Japanese, "brooch" is ブローチ (buroochi).
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Pronunciation
Boo-ROH-chee, three syllables with the stress on the middle — the final 'chi' is bright and short.
Writing and usage
ブローチ 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
彼女はコートにブローチを留めた。
kanojo ha kooto ni buroochi wo tome ta.
She pinned a brooch to her coat.
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How to remember ブローチ
Buroochi keeps 'brooch' at its core — picture pinning it on while enunciating 'broo-chee' carefully.
Related words
- raincoat レインコート reinkooto
- swimsuit 水着 mizugi
- pajamas パジャマ pajama
- robe ローブ roobu
- apron エプロン epuron
- cufflink カフリンクス kafurinkusu
- anklet 足首の輪 ashikubi no wa
- cotton 綿 men
- silk シルク shiruku
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Questions about ブローチ
How do you pronounce ブローチ?
Boo-ROH-chee, three syllables with the stress on the middle — the final 'chi' is bright and short.
Is ブローチ formal or casual?
ブローチ 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 ブローチ written in Japanese?
ブローチ is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as buroochi.
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