Hawaii
ハワイ
解説 Definition
ハワイ
A group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean forming a state of the United States; the name may refer to the state, the island group, or the largest individual island.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
「Hawaii」は米国の州であり島々の名称でもある固有名詞なので、Hを大文字で書きます。go to Hawaii、live in Hawaiiのように通常は冠詞なしで使います。Hawaiianは「ハワイの・ハワイ人・ハワイ語」。英語の綴りは中央に ii が続く点を、Hawaiʻiというハワイ語形と結び付けましょう。
Remember Hawaii as both the name of a Pacific island group and a U.S. state. It is a proper name, so capitalize H and normally use no article: “go to Hawaii” and “live in Hawaii.” Notice the two consecutive i’s at the end of the English spelling. Pair the place name with Hawaiian, which can describe the people, culture, language, or anything connected with Hawaii. Context may distinguish the state and archipelago from Hawaiʻi, the largest individual island.
例文
Hawaii has beautiful beaches.
ハワイには美しいビーチがあります。
My family goes to Hawaii in summer.
家族で夏にハワイへ行きます。
Hawaii の類義語・関連語
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Hawaii の語源・成り立ち Etymology
英語のHawaiiは、ハワイ語でこの島々を表すHawaiʻiに由来します。
English Hawaii comes from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, the Indigenous name used for the islands and for the largest island. In Hawaiian spelling, the ʻokina between the two final vowels represents a consonantal sound and is part of the written word. English traditionally adapted the name as Hawaii, often omitting that mark. The name belongs to a wider Polynesian group of related place and homeland terms, but its ultimate derivation is not fully certain.
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