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How do you say "wind turbine" in Japanese?
風車
fūsha
In Japanese, "wind turbine" is 風車 (fūsha).
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Pronunciation
風車 is written using kanji. Romanised as fūsha, it sounds roughly like "foo-shah" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
Fūsha combines wind (風) and wheel or car (車). Wind-related terms often use the first kanji, while machines frequently use the second. A modern compound for modern technology.
Example sentence
子供たちは風車の周りで遊んでいます。
Kodomotachi wa Fūsha no mawari de asonde imasu.
The children are playing around the wind turbine.
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How to remember 風車
Wind (風) has 9 strokes and moves like gusts. Wheel (車) is symmetrical and round, like turbine blades spinning.
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Questions about 風車
How do you pronounce 風車?
風車 is romanised as fūsha. Say it roughly like "foo-shah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 風車 formal or casual?
風車 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 風車 written in Japanese?
風車 is written using kanji. Fūsha combines wind (風) and wheel or car (車).
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"Wind turbine" in other languages
- Korean 풍력 발전기 (pungnyeok baljeongi)
- Chinese 风力发电机 (fēng lì fā diàn jī)
- Spanish la turbina eólica
- Spanish (Latin America) el aerogenerador
- French l'éolienne
- German die Windturbine
- Italian la turbina eolica
- Russian ветрогенератор (vetrogenerator)
- Greek η ανεμογεννήτρια (i anemoyenitria)
- Arabic توربينات الرياح (torbinat ilriyaeh)
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