Japanese word

ページ

Pronunciation

Romajipēji

Meaning

  • nounpage

Example

このページを見てください。ko no pē ji o mi te ku da sa i

Please look at this page.

Illustration for ページ (page)

More examples

先生がページを開きます。sen sei ga pē ji o hira ki ma su

The teacher opens the page.

教科書のページをめくります。kyō ka sho no pē ji o me ku ri ma su

I turn the pages of the textbook.

Core concept

A page presents one organized portion of a book, document, or digital work within the larger whole.

Common phrases

  • ページをめくるpē ji o me ku ru

    turn the page

  • ページを開くpē ji o hira ku

    open the page

  • ページを閉じるpē ji o to ji ru

    close the page

Definition in Japanese

本や文書などを区切った一つの部分で、紙の片面や画面にまとまって示される内容。hon ya bun sho na do o ku gi tta hito tsu no bu bun de kami no kata men ya ga men ni ma to ma tte shime sa re ru nai yō

Word origin

The word ページ (pēji) is a Japanese loanword from English page, which comes through Old French from Latin pagina, meaning a sheet or written section.

Usage tips

  • Japanese often places a number directly before ページ (pēji), as in 10ページ (jū pēji), a useful pattern for talking about locations in books and documents.

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