In Japanese, "door" is ドア (doa). It is a noun pronounced "doh-ah".
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ドア is written in katakana. Romanised as doa, it sounds roughly like "doh-ah" to an English ear.
子供たちはドアの周りで遊んでいます。
Kodomotachi wa Doa no mawari de asonde imasu.
The children are playing around the door.
Doa (ドア) means door in Japanese. This noun describes a feature or object found in indoor or outdoor environments.
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Buy on Steamドア is romanised as doa. Say it roughly like "doh-ah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
ドア 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.
ドア is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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