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カーニバル

also: カルナバル

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to a festive season with parades, costumes, and revelry, especially the famous carnivals in Rio de Janeiro or similar events.

ブラジルのカーニバルは世せ界かい的てきに有ゆう名めいだ。
Brazil's carnival is world-famous.
今年ことしのカーニバルにはたくさんの観かん光こう客きゃくが訪おとずれ

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Many tourists visited this year's carnival.

Written forms

カーニバルUsage99%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'carnival'.
カルナバルUsage1%
Alternate spelling from Portuguese/Spanish 'carnaval'; less common in modern Japanese.

Similar words

祭まつり
祭り is a general Japanese festival, often traditional and local, while カーニバル specifically refers to a carnival-style event with parades and costumes, typically of foreign origin.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'carnival', ultimately from Italian 'carnevale'. The alternate form カルナバル comes from Portuguese/Spanish 'carnaval'.