How to say “guitar” in Japanese | ギター (gitā)

The Japanese vocabulary「ギター (gitā)」means “guitar.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

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Key Word	ギター
Hiragana
Romaji Reading	gitā
English Meaning	guitar

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentence	このギターで速はや弾びきを練習れんしゅうする。
Romaji Reading	Kono gitā de hayabiki o renshū suru.
English Meaning	I’ll practice shredding with this guitar. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	このギターで速弾きを練習します。
Romaji Reading	Kono gitā de hayabiki o renshū shimasu.
English Meaning	I’ll practice shredding with this guitar. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	ギターの弦げんが切きれた。
Romaji Reading	Gitā no gen ga kireta.
English Meaning	The guitar string broke. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	ギターの弦が切れました。
Romaji Reading	Gitā no gen ga kiremashita.
English Meaning	The guitar string broke. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	倉そう庫こにギターを置おいている。
Romaji Reading	Sōko ni gitā o oite iru.
English Meaning	I have been keeping my guitar in my storage. (Plain Form)

The dictionary form of「置おいている」is「置おく」and means “put.” In this case,「ている」indicates that “for the result of state/condition.” Therefore,「置おいている」indicates that the guitar was put and the state is continued.

Japanese Sentence	倉庫にギターを置いています。
Romaji Reading	Sōko ni gitā o oite imasu.
English Meaning	I have been keeping my guitar in my storage. (Polite Form)

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