Japanese word

ラテン

Pronunciation

Romajiraten

Meaning

  • nounLatin

Example

私はラテンの曲をよく聞きます。watashi wa ra te n no kyoku o yo ku ki ki ma su

I often listen to Latin music.

Illustration for ラテン (Latin)

More examples

私は古い祈りをラテンから日本語に訳しました。watashi wa furu i ino ri o ra te n ka ra nihon go ni yaku shi ma shi ta

I translated an old prayer from Latin into Japanese.

Core concept

Refers to the language that spread from ancient Rome and continues to shape formal, scholarly, and technical vocabulary.

Common phrases

  • ラテン語を学ぶra te n go o mana bu

    study Latin

  • ラテン語の発音ra te n go no hatsu on

    Latin pronunciation

  • ラテン語で書くra te n go de ka ku

    write in Latin

Definition in Japanese

古代ローマで使われ、今も学術や宗教などに残る言語。ko dai rō ma de tsuka wa re ima mo gaku jutsu ya shū kyō na do ni noko ru gen go

Word origin

The Japanese term ラテン (raten, "Latin") is based on Portuguese latim and is related to Latin Latīnus, meaning "of Latium."

Usage tips

  • The phrase Latin alphabet refers to the writing system used by English, Spanish, and many other languages, not to the Latin language itself.

Related words

  • ラテン的ratentekiLatin-likena-adjective
  • ラテン化ratenkaLatinizationnoun

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