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virus in Japanese

virus in Japanese is ウイルス, 病毒, ウィルス — virus means a microscopic infectious agent that can only reproduce inside a living host cell, sometimes causing disease.

virus in Japanese

ウイルス
noun
Pronounced: uirusu
病毒
noun
Pronounced: byōdoku
ウィルス
noun
Pronounced: wirusu
バイラス
noun
Pronounced: bairasu
ビールス
noun
Pronounced: bīrusu
コンピューター・ウイルス
noun
Pronounced: konpyūtā・uirusu
(computing) A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus.
ウイルス
noun
Pronounced: uirusu
(computing) A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus.

What does "virus" mean?

  1. noun A microscopic infectious agent that can only reproduce inside a living host cell, sometimes causing disease.
    "The flu virus mutates constantly, which is why new vaccines are needed every year."
  2. noun A disease caused by such an agent.
    "He was out sick with some kind of stomach virus all week."
  3. noun Malicious software that spreads between computers, often damaging files or data.
    "Her laptop got a virus after she opened an email attachment."

virus in a sentence

  • The flu virus mutates constantly, which is why new vaccines are needed every year.
  • He was out sick with some kind of stomach virus all week.
  • Her laptop got a virus after she opened an email attachment.

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Frequently asked questions

What is "virus" in Japanese?

"virus" in Japanese is ウイルス, 病毒, ウィルス. virus means: A microscopic infectious agent that can only reproduce inside a living host cell, sometimes causing disease.

How do you pronounce ウイルス?

"virus" in Japanese is ウイルス, pronounced "uirusu".

How do you use "virus" in a sentence?

Example: "The flu virus mutates constantly, which is why new vaccines are needed every year." In Japanese, "virus" is ウイルス, 病毒, ウィルス.

Are there other ways to say "virus" in Japanese?

Yes — Japanese has 6 translations listed for "virus": ウイルス, 病毒, ウィルス, バイラス, ビールス, コンピューター・ウイルス.

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