アメリカ

あめりか
noun
America, USA
geographyproper-nounplace-name
1. America, United States
The United States of America; also used to refer to the Americas in general.
アメリカは広(ひろ)い国(くに)だ。
America is a large country.
I have American friends.
I often watch American movies.
I want to go to America next summer.
I heard that food and weather are very different between the east and west in America.

In everyday Japanese, アメリカ almost always refers to the United States. To refer to the continents, specify 北(きた)アメリカ or 南(みなみ)アメリカ.

FORMS (official and formal names):

  • アメリカ合衆国(がっしゅうこく): United States of America (official)
  • 米国(べいこく): USA (formal, used in news and writing)

RELATED WORDS (the Americas):

COMPOUNDS (with 米(べい)):

Compounds