How to Say "Anna" in Japanese

アンナ

Anna[ã̠nːa̠]

アンナ is the Japanese way to say the female given name Anna.

アンナ is used as a female given name.

How do you pronounce it?

Anna

While アンナ is written in Katakana, some Japanese parents choose to write the name using the Kanji 杏奈, where 杏 means 'apricot' and 奈 refers to a type of apple tree.
The name アンナ sounds similar to the Japanese word あんな (anna), which means 'that kind of' or 'such a', leading to occasional puns in Japanese songwriting and comedy.
Because アンナ is written in Katakana, it is immediately recognizable to Japanese readers as a foreign name rather than a traditional Japanese one.

「ジュースが欲しい人は？」アンナは食器棚のジューサーを取り出しながら尋ねました。
"Who wants juice?" asked Anna as she took the juicer out of the cupboard.
This example shows how to use アンナ in a sentence about someone asking for juice.
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アンナは壁の方を向き、数を数え始めました。「1・２・３・４・５・６・７・８・９・１０。隠れていようがいまいが、行くからね！」そう言うとアンナは、数を数える間に隠れた友達を、さがし始めました。
Anna turned her face to the wall and began to count: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Ready or not, here I come!" Then she started searching for her friends, who had hidden themselves in the meantime.
This example shows how to use アンナ in a sentence about a game of hide and seek.
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アンナさん、こんにちは。元気ですか？
Hello, Anna. How are you?
アンナ様、ご出席をお願いいたします。
Anna, we kindly request your presence.
アンナは、とても親切な人です。
Anna wa, totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.
Anna is a very kind person.
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Misaki and Daito are talking about a classmate.

美咲 Misaki

アンナさんはもう帰ったのかな？
Anna-san wa mou kaetta no kana?
I wonder if Anna has already gone home?
大翔 Hiroto

たぶん、図書館にいると思うよ。
Tabun, toshokan ni iru to omou yo.
I think she's probably in the library.
美咲 Misaki

あ、アンナさんが来たよ！
A, Anna-san ga kita yo!
Oh, here comes Anna!
大翔 Hiroto

本当だ。ちょうどよかったね。
Honto da. Choudo yokatta ne.
You're right. That's perfect timing.

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