Akira
/akiɾa/from spelling rules
Akira is the Spanish name used for the famous Japanese manga and anime film.
How does it change in a sentence?
As a proper noun, Akira does not change its form based on gender or number in Spanish.
How do you pronounce it?
/akiɾa/
Did you know?
- The Spanish translation of the movie's dialogue often adapts the Japanese honorifics into specific levels of tuteo or voseo to show the social hierarchy between characters.
- While 'Akira' is a Japanese name, a Spanish speaker might find it striking that the name ends in 'a', a common indicator of feminine gender in Spanish, even though the character is male.
- The pronunciation of the 'r' in Akira by a native Spanish speaker will be a single 'tap' or 'alveolar tap', which sounds much softer than the 'r' found in many English pronunciations of the same name.
Examples in context
- Akira va y vuelve.Akira went out for a few minutes.This sentence shows the use of Akira as a subject performing an action.Tatoeba #2762994 by leoruilova, translation #71889 by CN
- Los padres llamaron a su bebé Akira.The parents named their baby Akira.This sentence illustrates Akira being used as a baby's name.Tatoeba #2199633 by Shishir, translation #325718 by Zifre
- Akira ocupa el mismo diccionario que ocupaba su padre de estudiante.Akira uses the same dictionary that her father used as a student.This sentence demonstrates Akira as a person using an object.Tatoeba #1636261 by marcelostockle, translation #758650 by Dejo
- Permítanme presentarles al señor Akira González, nuestro invitado especial.Allow me to introduce to you Mr. Akira González, our special guest.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are at a movie club meeting.
- Alejandro¿Has visto la película Akira?Have you seen the movie Akira?
- SofíaSí, es un clásico del anime.Yes, it is an anime classic.
- AlejandroSofía, me encanta la estética de Akira.Sofía, I love the aesthetic of Akira.
- SofíaA mí también me fascina.I am fascinated by it too.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
