How to Say "Arthur" in Japanese

アーサー

Āsā[a̠ːsa̠ː]

The Japanese name for the English male given name Arthur is アーサー (Āsā).

アーサー is used to refer to the male name Arthur in Japanese.

Meaning: male given name (name)

How do you pronounce it?

Āsā

In Japanese, the title 'King' is placed after the name to create アーサー王 ('Arthur-ō'), reversing the standard English order of 'King Arthur'.
Due to the lack of a 'th' sound, Japanese speakers often perceive the name アーサー as rhyming with 'laser' or 'eraser' rather than the English 'Arthur'.
If you were looking for a Japanese person named Arthur, you would find they are often called 'Arthur-san' in professional settings. Adding the honorific さん is a cultural necessity that does not exist in English name usage.

田中さん、今日はアーサーさんについての報告をお伝えします。
Mr. Tanaka, today I will report about Arthur.
アーサー、今週末遊びに行こうよ！
Arthur, let's hang out this weekend!
アーサーはとても親切です。
Āsā wa totemo shinsetsu desu.
Arthur is very kind.
アーサーはイギリス人ですか？
Āsā wa Igirisu-jin desu ka?
Is Arthur British?
新しい猫の名前はアーサーです。
Atarashii neko no namae wa Āsā desu.
The new cat's name is Arthur.

Ren and Misaki are talking about a new coworker at their office.

蓮 Ren

アーサーさんはどこにいますか？
Āsā-san wa doko ni imasu ka?
Where is Mr. Arthur?
美咲 Misaki

彼は会議室にいますよ。
Kare wa kaigishitsu ni imasu yo.
He is in the meeting room.
蓮 Ren

アーサーさんは仕事が早いですね。
Āsā-san wa shigoto ga hayai desu ne.
Arthur is fast at his work, isn't he?
美咲 Misaki

はい、とても優秀な人です。
Hai, totemo yūshū na hito desu.
Yes, he is a very capable person.

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