アルバート
Arubāto[a̠ɾɯ̟ba̠ːto̞]
アルバート (Arubāto) is the Japanese way to say the male given name Albert.
アルバート is the Japanese transcription of the foreign name Albert. Because it is a non-Japanese name, it is written using the Katakana script.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Arubāto
Did you know?
- If a Japanese person wants to give the name アルバート a specific meaning or spiritual quality, they might create a custom 'ateji' version by choosing kanji characters that sound like the name but carry desired meanings.
- In Japanese pop culture, particularly in anime and games, names like アルバート are often used for characters intended to feel aristocratic or Western, regardless of the character's actual nationality.
- While the 'l' in 'Albert' becomes an r sound in アルバート, this Japanese r is a flap consonant produced by tapping the tongue, making it sound like a cross between an English 'l', 'r' and 'd'.
Examples in context
- アルバートさん、はじめまして。私は…Nice to meet you, Albert-san. I am…
- アル、お久しぶり！元気だった？Hey, Albert! Long time no see! How have you been?
- アルバートはとても親切です。Arubāto wa totemo shinsetsu desu.Albert is very kind.
- アルバートはどこにいますか？Arubāto wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Albert?
- アルバートに手紙を書きました。Arubāto ni tegami o kakimashita.I wrote a letter to Albert.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a new classmate.
- 大翔 Hiroto結衣、アルバートはいい人だね。Yui, Arubāto wa ii hito da ne.Yui, Albert is a nice person, isn't he?
- 結衣 Yuiうん、アルバートはとても親切だよ。Un, Arubāto wa totemo shinsetsu da yo.Yeah, Albert is very kind.
- 大翔 Hiroto彼はどこから来たのかな。Kare wa doko kara kita no kana.I wonder where he came from.
- 結衣 Yuiアメリカから来たみたいだよ。Amerika kara kita mitai da yo.It seems he came from America.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “albert” translations and entries アルバート, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
