How to say "dong" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounRefers to the dong, the currency unit of Vietnam. Use this only when talking about Vietnamese money or prices, not for any sound sense of 'dong'. It is the less common of the two words here.
- nounCovers the sound sense of 'dong': the deep, resonant tone of a bell or gong. It works as an onomatopoeic rendering of that ringing sound, and is not used for the Vietnamese currency.
For 'dong' as the Vietnamese currency use 「ドン」; for the resonant sound of a bell or gong use 「ゴーン」.
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