In Japanese, "cheetah" is チーター (chītā). It is a noun pronounced "chee-tah".
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チーター is written in katakana. Romanised as chītā, it sounds roughly like "chee-tah" to an English ear.
子供たちはチーターを見て喜んでいます。
Kodomotachi wa Chītā wo mite yorokondeimasu.
The children are delighted to see the cheetah.
Chītā (チーター) is the Japanese word for cheetah. Animal vocabulary is engaging for learners and appears frequently in games, zoos, farms, and nature programs.
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Buy on Steamチーター is romanised as chītā. Say it roughly like "chee-tah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
チーター 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.
チーター is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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