nintendo

This is the 5352nd most frequent Japanese word.


nintendo

"Nintendo" (任天堂) can be interpreted as "Leave luck to heaven."


In this sentence, 'Nintendo' (任天堂) functions as a proper noun referring to the company's name.

任天堂は有名なゲーム会社です。

Nintendo is a famous gaming company.


Here, 'Nintendo' (任天堂) is used as a shorthand for the gaming console or games produced by Nintendo.

子供たちは任天堂で遊んでいます。

The children are playing Nintendo.


In this example, 'Nintendo' (任天堂) specifies games made by the company Nintendo.

彼は昔、任天堂のゲームをよく遊びました。

He often played Nintendo games in the past.