カレンダー

カレンダー · karendaa · JLPT N5 · noun

calendar

📅 Loanword from English calendar: ka-ren-daa, with r for l and a long final a

Japanese has no l sound, so English l becomes r: calen → karen. The English -ar ending turns into a long a, written with the ー bar: daa. Say calendar with a Japanese accent and you already have the word.

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