In Japanese, "lobster" is ロブスター (robusutā). It is a noun pronounced "roh-boo-soo-tah".
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ロブスター is written in katakana. Romanised as robusutā, it sounds roughly like "roh-boo-soo-tah" to an English ear.
子供たちはロブスターを見て喜んでいます。
Kodomotachi wa Robusutā wo mite yorokondeimasu.
The children are delighted to see the lobster.
Robusutā (ロブスター) is the Japanese word for lobster. Animal vocabulary is engaging for learners and appears frequently in games, zoos, farms, and nature programs.
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Buy on Steamロブスター is romanised as robusutā. Say it roughly like "roh-boo-soo-tah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
ロブスター 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.
ロブスター is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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