Japanese word

台湾

Pronunciation

Romajitaiwan

Meaning

  • nounTaiwan

Example

いつか台湾へ行きたいです。i tsu ka tai wan e i ki ta i de su

I want to go to Taiwan someday.

Illustration for 台湾 (Taiwan)

More examples

私は台湾の夜市で小籠包を食べてみたいです。watashi wa tai wan no yoru ichi de ko kago tsutsumi o ta be te mi ta i de su

I want to try eating soup dumplings at a night market in Taiwan.

Common phrases

  • 台湾へ行くtai wan e i ku

    go to Taiwan

  • 台湾に住むtai wan ni su mu

    live in Taiwan

  • 台湾から来るtai wan ka ra ku ru

    come from Taiwan

Definition in Japanese

東アジアの海上にある島と、その島を中心とする地域を指す名称。higashi a ji a no kai jō ni a ru shima to so no shima o chū shin to su ru chi iki o sa su mei shō

Word origin

Japanese uses the Chinese place name 台湾 (Taiwan), read as a compound of 台 (tai, "platform") and 湾 (wan, "bay"); this character-based spelling does not establish the name's older origin.

Usage tips

  • English speakers use Taiwan both as a place name and before nouns in phrases such as "Taiwan Strait," so its grammatical role depends on the sentence.

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