ベル

ベル · beru · JLPT N4 · noun

bell

ベル — bell

🔔 ベル = English bell: Japanese adds a vowel and turns L into R, so beru

A loanword from English bell. Japanese syllables cannot end in L, so the L becomes ru. Say bell with a trailing u and you have beru. Same pattern as ball = bōru and hotel = hoteru.

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