ハワイ・布哇hawai

1. nounHawaii; Hawai'i
   ハワイで何なんをしたか教おしえてください。↗

   Tell me what you did in Hawaii.

• Synonymハワイ州NeutralAdds 「州」 to refer to Hawaii as one of the US states, an administrative unit; typical of news and geography writing. 「布哇」 is merely an old-style kanji spelling.
• Relatedアロハ州NeutralA popular nickname for the state meaning 'the Aloha State', used when introducing Hawaii or for rhetorical effect; the official name is 「ハワイ州」.

Today it is normally written 「ハワイ」; say 「ハワイ州」 when stressing the administrative unit. 「布哇」 is an old-style kanji spelling seen mostly in older writings.

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1. ハワイの当て字あてじ。