In Japanese, "trampoline" is トランポリン (toranporin). It is a noun pronounced "toh-rah-n-poh-ree-n".
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トランポリン is written in katakana. Romanised as toranporin, it sounds roughly like "toh-rah-n-poh-ree-n" to an English ear.
新しいトランポリンが設置されました。
Atarashii Toranporin ga secchi saremashita.
A new trampoline has been installed.
Toranporin (トランポリン) means trampoline in Japanese. This noun describes a feature or object found in indoor or outdoor environments.
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Buy on Steamトランポリン is romanised as toranporin. Say it roughly like "toh-rah-n-poh-ree-n" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
トランポリン 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.
トランポリン is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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