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How do you say "millennium" in Japanese?
ミレニアム
mireniamu
In Japanese, "millennium" is ミレニアム (mireniamu).
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Pronunciation
Mireniamu keeps the English shape almost fully intact, mi-re-ni-a-mu, so pronouncing it slowly mirrors the English word closely.
Writing and usage
ミレニアム 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
この寺院は千年もの間立っています。
kono jiin ha sennen mono kan tatsu teimasu.
The temple has stood for a millennium.
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How to remember ミレニアム
Mireniamu is millennium reshaped with Japanese vowels, so the English word practically pronounces itself if you slow down.
Related words
- decade 10年 10 nen
- century 世紀 seiki
- era 時代 jidai
- weekday 平日 heijitsu
- weekend 週末 shuumatsu
- holiday 休暇 kyuuka
- deadline 締め切り shimekiri
- schedule スケジュール sukejuuru
- appointment 予約 yoyaku
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Questions about ミレニアム
How do you pronounce ミレニアム?
Mireniamu keeps the English shape almost fully intact, mi-re-ni-a-mu, so pronouncing it slowly mirrors the English word closely.
Is ミレニアム formal or casual?
ミレニアム 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 ミレニアム written in Japanese?
ミレニアム is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as mireniamu.
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