Japanese word

ロケット

Pronunciation

Romajiroketto

Meaning

  • nounrocket

Example

ロケットの打ち上げを見ました。ro ke tto no u chi a ge o mi ma shi ta

I watched the rocket launch.

Illustration for ロケット (rocket)

More examples

新しいロケットの設計について話し合っています。atara shi i ro ke tto no sek kei ni tsu i te hana shi a tte i ma su

We are discussing the design of a new rocket.

Core concept

In Japanese, ロケット (roketto) uses one sound for two unrelated ideas: something that drives forward by propulsion and something that keeps a picture close to the body.

Common phrases

  • ロケットの打ち上げro ke tto no u chi a ge

    rocket launch

  • ロケットを打ち上げるro ke tto o u chi a ge ru

    launch a rocket

  • ロケットを開発するro ke tto o kai hatsu su ru

    develop a rocket

Definition in Japanese

燃料の噴射によって進む飛翔体、または写真などを入れて首から下げる小さな飾り入れ。nen ryō no fun sha ni yo tte susu mu hi shō tai ma ta wa sha shin na do o i re te kubi ka ra sa ge ru chii sa na kaza ri i re

Word origin

ロケット (roketto) uses two separate English loanwords: rocket, from French roquette and Italian rocchetto, and locket, from Anglo-French loquet, "latch".

Usage tips

  • The English verb rocket describes a rapid rise, as in Sales rocketed after the launch.

Other meanings

  • locketnoun

Word lists with this word