In Japanese, "sticky note" is 付箋 (fusen). It is a noun pronounced "foo-seh-n".
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付箋 is written in kanji. Romanised as fusen, it sounds roughly like "foo-seh-n" to an English ear.
付箋はどこにありますか？
Fusen wa doko ni arimasu ka?
Where is the sticky note?
Fusen (付箋) is the Japanese word for sticky note. This noun appears in everyday contexts across homes, offices, schools, and public spaces.
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Buy on Steam付箋 is romanised as fusen. Say it roughly like "foo-seh-n" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
付箋 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.
付箋 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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