Japanese Word Entry

聖保羅
Kana:サンパウロ
Romaji:sanpauro
Definition: São Paulo (Brazil)
Alternative form:
  • 聖保羅 【 サン・パウロ (san・pauro) 】


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Chinese characters used in this word

holy, saint, sage, master, priest, sacred
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕㄥˋ (shèng)
Cantonese: sing3
Japanese: セイ (sei)、 ショウ (shou) / ひじり (hijiri)
Korean: 성 (seong)
Vietnamese: thánh
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protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support, safeguard, defend, care
Readings
Mandarin: ㄅㄠˇ (bǎo)
Cantonese: bou2
Japanese: ホ (ho)、 ホウ (hou) / たも.つ (tamotsu)、 やすんじる (yasunjiru)
Korean: 보 (bo)
Vietnamese: bảo

gauze, thin silk, Rome, arrange, spread out, net for catching birds
Readings
Mandarin: ㄌㄨㄛˊ (luó), ㄌㄨㄛ (luō), ㄌㄨㄛ˙ (luo)
Cantonese: lo4
Japanese: ラ (ra) / うすもの (usumono)、 あみ (ami)、 つらねる (tsuraneru)
Korean: 라 (ra), 나 (na)
Vietnamese: la
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