How do you say "curtains" in Japanese?

カーテン is romanised as kāten. Say it roughly like "kah-ah-teh-n" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

カーテン 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.

カーテン is written using katakana. Kāten is katakana for curtain from English, used for window coverings, stage curtains, and fabric drapes..

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