ハワイ

Japanese
Alternative spelling
布哇 (obsolete)
Map of US highlighting Hawaii

Etymology

From English Hawaii.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ハ​ワイ [háꜜwàì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɰᵝa̠i]

Proper noun

ハワイ • (Hawai) 

  1. Hawaii (an archipelago and state of the United States)
    ハワイ州(しゅう)
    Hawai-shū
    the State of Hawaii
  2. Hawaii, Hawaii County (a county of Hawaii, United States)
  3. (historical) Hawaii (a former kingdom in the Pacific Ocean)
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