English–Japanese

“case” in Japanese

Japanese

Also事例 (jirei) · 場合 (baai)

Romajikēsu

このケースにペンを入れます。ko no kē su ni pe n o i re ma su

I put a pen in this case.

“Case” in Japanese is ケース (kēsu).

It is a holder that encloses and protects an object for carrying or storing it.

薬は小さなケースに入れて持ち歩きます。kusuri wa chii sa na kē su ni i re te mo chi aru ki ma su

I carry medicine in a small case.

In English, case also commonly means a situation or an example, so the container meaning depends on nearby words such as pen case or phone case.

jirei

nouncase

この事例はよく知られています。ko no ji rei wa yo ku shi ra re te i ma su

This case is well known.

baai

nounsituation

nouncase

この場合は、何をしますか？ko no ba ai wa nan o shi ma su ka

What do you do in this situation?