アリアン
Arian
アリアン is the Japanese way to say the proper name Arian.
アリアン is used as a proper name to refer to a person named Arian.
How do you pronounce it?
Arian
Did you know?
- Because Japanese uses a phonetic script called katakana for foreign names, アリアン is pronounced exactly the same whether it refers to the name 'Arian' or the word 'Aryan'.
- If you were to write this name using Kanji instead of Katakana, the meaning would change entirely based on which characters were chosen, a practice known as 'ateji'.
- In Japanese, proper names like アリアン are almost always followed by an honorific suffix such as さん 'san' to avoid sounding abrupt or rude.
Examples in context
- アリアンはとても優しい人です。Arian wa totemo yasashii hito desu.Arian is a very kind person.
- アリアンに手紙を書きました。Arian ni tegami o kakimashita.I wrote a letter to Arian.
- アリアンは学生ですか？Arian wa gakusei desu ka?Is Arian a student?
Example conversation
Hina and Kenta are talking about their friend at school.
- 陽葵 Himari健太くん、アリアンに会った？Kenta-kun, Arian ni atta?Kenta, did you see Arian?
- 健太 Kentaいいえ、まだ見ていないよ。Iie, mada mite inai yo.No, I haven't seen her yet.
- 陽葵 Himariアリアンは図書室にいるかもしれないね。Arian wa toshoshitsu ni iru kamo shirenai ne.Arian might be in the library.
- 健太 Kentaじゃあ、一緒に探しに行こう。Jaa, issho ni sagashi ni ikou.Then, let's go look for her together.
