エイミー
Eimī
エイミー (Eimī) is the Japanese way to say the female given name Amy.
エイミー is used as a female given name.
How do you pronounce it?
Eimī
Did you know?
- While エイミー is the phonetic spelling of 'Amy', some Japanese people choose 'ateji' kanji to write the name, such as 亜美, where 亜 means 'second' and 美 means 'beautiful'.
- In some artistic contexts, like manga or anime, a character named エイミー might have their name written in hiragana as えいみー to give a softer or more childlike impression.
- Because Japanese follows a mora-based rhythm, 'Amy' becomes four distinct beats in Japanese: 'e-i-mi-i', rather than the two syllables used in English.
Examples in context
- 彼女はエイミーと呼ばれている。She goes by the name of Amy.This sentence shows how to use エイミー to say someone goes by a certain name.Tatoeba #1418215 by bunbuku, translation #310557 by CN
- エイミー・チャーチが書いた小説はみな面白い。The stories written by Amy Church are all interesting.This sentence uses エイミー as part of a full name.Tatoeba #228029 by bunbuku, translation #65382 by CN
- エイミーちゃん、元気？Hey Amy, how are you doing?
- こんにちは、エイミーさん。これが新しいプロジェクトの計画書です。Hello Amy, this is the new project plan.
- わかりました。ありがとうございます。I understand. Thank you very much.
- エイミーはとても親切な人です。Eimī wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.Amy is a very kind person.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a new coworker.
- 大翔 Hiroto新しい同僚の名前は何ですか？Atarashii dōryō no namae wa nan desu ka?What is the new coworker's name?
- 陽葵 Himariエイミーさんですよ。Eimī-san desu yo.It's Amy.
- 大翔 Hirotoエイミーさんは明るい人ですか？Eimī-san wa akarui hito desu ka?Is Amy a cheerful person?
- 陽葵 Himariはい、とても明るいですよ。Hai, totemo akarui desu yo.Yes, she is very cheerful.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
