Meaning

Primary

Seattle

Alternative

City Of Seattle

Word Type

proper noun

Explanation

The name of the city (シアトル/しあとる) with a attached to it means it is "the city of ____." You can do this with any city (try it out on your hometown!). So this word means Seattle, or more specifically City of Seattle.

Reading

しあとるし
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
シアトルし
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word uses on'yomi reading, which you learned with the kanji.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • シアトル市にある

    to be in Seattle

    シアトル市にいる

    to be in Seattle

    シアトル市にすむ

    to live in Seattle

Context Sentences

今はシアトル市にすんでいます。

I live in Seattle now.

わたしのお母さんは、シアトル市でそだちました。

My mother grew up in Seattle.

シアトル市にはマリナーズというベースボールチームがある。

Seattle has a baseball team called the Mariners.

Kanji Composition