愛莉
Airi
Airi is a Japanese female given name.
Airi is used as a female given name. アイリさん is a common and polite way to refer to someone named Airi. アイリ様 is an even more respectful and formal way to address someone named Airi. アイリちゃん is a cute and affectionate way to address Airi, often used for friends or younger individuals. In informal situations, it is common to use the name アイリ without any honorifics or suffixes.
How do you pronounce it?
Airi
Did you know?
- While the common version uses the kanji for 'jasmine', a person named Airi might actually have a name that translates to 'blue village' if written as 藍里.
- In modern Japan, names like Airi are sometimes chosen specifically because they sound 'international' and are easy for English speakers to pronounce.
- Because Airi can be written in katakana as アイリ, it can be used as a 'kira-kira' name, where the parents choose the sound first and the kanji meaning later.
Examples in context
- 愛莉さんは優しいです。Airi-san wa yasashii desu.Airi is kind.
- 私の友達は愛莉です。Watashi no tomodachi wa Airi desu.My friend is Airi.
- 愛莉はどこにいますか？Airi wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Airi?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a classmate.
- 蓮 Ren愛莉さんは今日休みですか？Airi-san wa kyou yasumi desu ka?Is Airi absent today?
- 美咲 Misakiはい、愛莉さんは風邪です。Hai, Airi-san wa kaze desu.Yes, Airi has a cold.
- 蓮 Renそれは大変ですね。Sore wa taihen desu ne.That is too bad.
- 美咲 Misaki早く良くなるといいですね。Hayaku yoku naru to ii desu ne.I hope she gets well soon.
