エレガント

エレガント · ereganto · JLPT N1 · na-adj

elegant

👗 Just the English word elegant in katakana: e-re-ga-n-to, same word, same meaning

English elegant comes from Latin elegans, meaning choosy or tasteful. Japanese writes the loanword in katakana, so ere-ga-n-to maps onto el-e-gant, with each vowel sounded out.

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