JLPT N4 · Noun

アメリカ (amerika)

アメリカ is a Japanese noun meaning “(United States of) America; United States”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: アメリカ
Romaji: amerika
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

(United States of) America; United States; US; USA · noun · abbreviation, usually written in kana
America (land mass); the Americas · noun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

アメリカでは英語を話します。

They speak English in America.

Tatoeba #230259

コロンブスが１４９２年にアメリカを発見したということを私たちは学んだ。

We learned that Columbus discovered America in 1492.

Tatoeba #217555

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1149830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.