Japanese Conversation · Level 9
90 words
Japanese word
マップ
Pronunciation
Romajimappu
Meaning
- nounmap
Example
町のマップをください。machi no ma ppu o ku da sa i
Please give me a map of the town.
More examples
マップで目的地までの道を確認します。ma ppu de moku teki chi ma de no michi o kaku nin shi ma su
I check the route to my destination on a map.
Core concept
Shows where places are and how they relate to one another on a simplified surface.
Common phrases
マップを見るma ppu o mi ru
look at a map
マップで確認するma ppu de kaku nin su ru
check on a map
マップを使うma ppu o tsuka u
use a map
Similar words
地図chizu: A standard Japanese term for a representation of places and their locations.
Definition in Japanese
土地や場所の位置・形・関係などを縮尺を用いて平面上に表した図。to chi ya ba sho no i chi katachi kan kei na do o shuku shaku o mochi i te hei men jō ni arawa shi ta zu
Word origin
マップ (mappu) is a loanword from English map, which comes through French from Latin mappa, meaning "cloth" or "napkin".
Usage tips
- In English, map can also be a verb, as in map a route or map a process, so it extends beyond a paper or digital display.