Japanese Conversation · Level 68
75 words
Japanese word
全米
Pronunciation
Romajizenbei
Meaning
- nounall of the United States
Example
全米の学校で使われています。zen bei no gak kō de tsuka wa re te i ma su
It is used in schools across the United States.
More examples
その映画は全米で同時公開されます。so no ei ga wa zen bei de dō ji kō kai sa re ma su
The film will be released simultaneously across the United States.
Core concept
Describes a scope that covers the United States as a whole rather than one state or region.
Common phrases
全米各地zen bei kaku chi
across the United States
全米で人気zen bei de nin ki
popular across the United States
全米に広がるzen bei ni hiro ga ru
spread across the United States
Definition in Japanese
アメリカ合衆国の全域にわたること。a me ri ka gas shū koku no zen iki ni wa ta ru ko to
Word origin
全米 (zenbei) combines 全 (zen, "all") with 米 (bei, "the United States"), where 米 is a shortened form of 米国 (Beikoku, "the United States").
Usage tips
- 全米 (zenbei) often corresponds to "nationwide" when a Japanese sentence describes coverage across the United States rather than across the whole world.