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How do you say "diamond" in Japanese?
ダイヤモンド
daiyamondo
In Japanese, "diamond" is ダイヤモンド (daiyamondo).
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Pronunciation
Dah-ee-yah-mohn-doh, five syllables from English 'diamond' — the middle 'yamon' glides quickly between the surrounding vowels.
Writing and usage
ダイヤモンド 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
凧はダイヤモンドの形をしていました。
tako ha daiyamondo no katachi woshiteimashita.
The kite was shaped like a diamond.
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How to remember ダイヤモンド
Daiyamondo is diamond stretched with extra vowels — sound it out and the gem's name shines right through.
Related words
- circle 円 en
- triangle 三角形 sankakukei
- rectangle 長方形 chouhoukei
- oval 楕円形 daenkei
- hexagon 六角形 rokkakkei
- pentagon ペンタゴン pentagon
- cube 立方体 rippoutai
- sphere 球面 kyuumen
- cylinder シリンダー shirindaa
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Questions about ダイヤモンド
How do you pronounce ダイヤモンド?
Dah-ee-yah-mohn-doh, five syllables from English 'diamond' — the middle 'yamon' glides quickly between the surrounding vowels.
Is ダイヤモンド formal or casual?
ダイヤモンド 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 ダイヤモンド written in Japanese?
ダイヤモンド is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as daiyamondo.
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