In Japanese, "buoy" is ブイ (bui). It is a noun pronounced "boo-ee".
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ブイ is written in katakana. Romanised as bui, it sounds roughly like "boo-ee" to an English ear.
部屋にブイがあります。
Heya ni Bui ga arimasu.
There is a buoy in the room.
Bui (ブイ) means buoy in Japanese. This noun describes a feature or object found in indoor or outdoor environments.
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Buy on Steamブイ is romanised as bui. Say it roughly like "boo-ee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
ブイ 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.
ブイ is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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