How do you say "roundabout" in Japanese?

ラウンドアバウト

raundoabauto

Noun Katakana

In Japanese, "roundabout" is ラウンドアバウト (raundoabauto).

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Pronunciation

Rah-oon-doh-ah-bah-oo-toh, a long seven-beat loanword — break it into 'raundo' and 'abauto' to make it manageable.

Writing and usage

ラウンドアバウト 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

彼はラウンドアバウトで右折した。

kareha raundoabauto de usetsu shita.

He turned right at the roundabout.

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How to remember ラウンドアバウト

Raundoabauto is just 'roundabout' stretched to its full length — say it slowly, like driving around the circle itself.

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Questions about ラウンドアバウト

How do you pronounce ラウンドアバウト?

Rah-oon-doh-ah-bah-oo-toh, a long seven-beat loanword — break it into 'raundo' and 'abauto' to make it manageable.

Is ラウンドアバウト formal or casual?

ラウンドアバウト 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 ラウンドアバウト written in Japanese?

ラウンドアバウト is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as raundoabauto.

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