アリソン
Arison
The English name Alison is written in Japanese as アリソン (Arison).
アリソン is the Katakana transliteration of the female given name Alison.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Arison
Did you know?
- Because Japanese lacks a distinct 'L' sound, the 'L' in 'Alison' is replaced by the ラ行 (Ra-column) sound, which is a flap of the tongue between an 'L', 'R' and 'D'.
- While アリソン is a phonetic transcription, some people choose 当て字 (Ateji) to assign specific Kanji characters to 'Alison' to give the name a poetic meaning.
- Because アリソン is written in Katakana, it signals to a Japanese reader that the name is a foreign loanword rather than a traditional Japanese name.
Examples in context
- アリソンさん、初めまして。Nice to meet you, Alison.
- アリ、今日遊びに行かない？Hey, Alison, want to hang out today?
- アリソンさんは親切です。Arison-san wa shinsetsu desu.Alison is kind.
- アリソンはどこにいますか？Arison wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Alison?
- 私の友達はアリソンです。Watashi no tomodachi wa Arison desu.My friend is Alison.
Example conversation
A student asks a classmate about a girl in their class.
- 結衣 Yui陽太さん、アリソンさんは今日いますか？Youta-san, Arison-san wa kyou imasu ka?Youta, is Alison here today?
- 陽太 Yotaいいえ、彼女は休みです。Iie, kanojo wa yasumi desu.No, she is off today.
- 結衣 Yuiそうですか。残念ですね。Sou desu ka. Zannen desu ne.I see. That's too bad.
- 陽太 Yota明日は来ると思いますよ。Ashita wa kuru to omoimasu yo.I think she will come tomorrow.
