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How do you say "navy" in Japanese?
ネイビー
neibii
In Japanese, "navy" is ネイビー (neibii).
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Pronunciation
Nei-bii, a loanword, 'nei' glides like the English word 'nay', and the final long 'bii' held for two beats.
Writing and usage
ネイビー is written using katakana. It's a adjective, 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
彼はネイビーのスーツを着ていました。
kareha neibii no suutsu wo kite imashita.
He wore a navy suit.
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How to remember ネイビー
Neibii is the borrowed word navy, picture a deep navy-blue sailor's uniform as you say it.
Related words
- turquoise ターコイズ taakoizu
- beige ベージュ beeju
- maroon マルーン maruun
- lavender ラベンダー rabendaa
- ivory アイボリー aiborii
- bronze 青銅 seidou
- crimson クリムゾン kurimuzon
- emerald エメラルド emerarudo
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Questions about ネイビー
How do you pronounce ネイビー?
Nei-bii, a loanword, 'nei' glides like the English word 'nay', and the final long 'bii' held for two beats.
Is ネイビー formal or casual?
ネイビー 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.
How is ネイビー written in Japanese?
ネイビー is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as neibii.
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"Navy" in other languages
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