In Japanese, "frisbee" is フリスビー (furisubī). It is a noun pronounced "foo-ree-soo-bee".
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フリスビー is written in katakana. Romanised as furisubī, it sounds roughly like "foo-ree-soo-bee" to an English ear.
そのフリスビーはとても便利です。
Sono Furisubī wa totemo benri desu.
That frisbee is very useful.
Furisubī (フリスビー) is the Japanese word for frisbee. This noun appears in everyday contexts across homes, offices, schools, and public spaces.
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Buy on Steamフリスビー is romanised as furisubī. Say it roughly like "foo-ree-soo-bee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
フリスビー 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.
フリスビー is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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