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

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

Proper noun

トヨタ • (Toyota) 

1. Toyota, a Japanese automobile manufacturer

Descendants

• → English: Toyota