ハワイ

はわい
noun (proper)
Hawaii
geographyproper-nounplace-name
1. Hawaii
The U.S. state of Hawaii, and by far the most popular overseas vacation destination for Japanese travelers.
ハワイへ行(い)く。
I'm going to Hawaii.
ハワイで新婚旅行(しんこんりょこう)を楽(たの)しんだ。
We enjoyed our honeymoon in Hawaii.
子供(こども)の頃(ころ)、家族(かぞく)でハワイに旅行(りょこう)したことがある。
When I was a child, I once traveled to Hawaii with my family.

ハワイ has been the classic dream vacation for Japanese travelers since the 1970s: warm weather, beaches, and no language barrier at major tourist spots, thanks to a large resident Japanese-American community and decades of Japanese tourism.

Common collocations

  • ハワイ旅行(りょこう): a trip to Hawaii
  • ハワイ新婚旅行(しんこんりょこう): a Hawaii honeymoon
  • ハワイ語(ご): the Hawaiian language

Cultural note: ハワイ is so strongly associated with vacation and leisure in Japan that 南国(なんごく)気分(きぶん) ("tropical-island mood") and ハワイアン料理(りょうり) (Hawaiian-style food) are recognizable marketing terms nationwide, even far from any beach.

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