In Japanese, "curtains" is カーテン (kāten). It is a noun pronounced "kah-teh-n".
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カーテン is written in katakana. Romanised as kāten, it sounds roughly like "kah-teh-n" to an English ear.
カーテンの横に立ちました。
Kāten no yoko ni tachimashita.
I stood next to the curtains.
Kāten (カーテン) means curtains in Japanese. This noun describes a feature or object found in indoor or outdoor environments.
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Buy on Steamカーテン is romanised as kāten. Say it roughly like "kah-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. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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