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How do you say "energy" in Japanese?
エネルギー
enerugii
In Japanese, "energy" is エネルギー (enerugii).
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Pronunciation
Enerugii borrows the English word closely, e-ne-ru-gii, with the final gii held longer than the rest of the word.
Writing and usage
エネルギー 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
太陽光パネルは太陽光をエネルギーに変換します。
taiyoukou paneru ha taiyoukou wo enerugii ni henkan shimasu.
Solar panels turn sunlight into energy.
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How to remember エネルギー
Enerugii is energy with an extra stretched ending, gii, as if the energy itself keeps buzzing after the word ends.
Related words
- gravity 重力 juuryoku
- electricity 電気 denki
- magnet マグネット magunetto
- chemical 化学的 kagakuteki
- reaction 反応 hannou
- oxygen 酸素 sanso
- carbon カーボン kaabon
- hydrogen 水素 suiso
- molecule 分子 bunshi
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Questions about エネルギー
How do you pronounce エネルギー?
Enerugii borrows the English word closely, e-ne-ru-gii, with the final gii held longer than the rest of the word.
Is エネルギー formal or casual?
エネルギー 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.
How is エネルギー written in Japanese?
エネルギー is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as enerugii.
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