トヨタ

Japanese

Etymology

From the name of its founder, Kiichirō Toyoda (豊田(とよだ) 喜一郎(きいちろう)). The spelling was changed because of a belief that it sounded better, or because it takes eight strokes to write, and 8 is considered lucky.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) トヨタ [tóꜜyòtà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [to̞jo̞ta̠]

Proper noun

トヨタ • (Toyota) 

  1. Toyota, a Japanese automobile manufacturer

Descendants

  • → English: Toyota
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