エイブリー
eiburī
The English name Avery is written in Japanese as エイブリー (eiburī).
エイブリー is used as a proper name for a person.
How do you pronounce it?
eiburī
Did you know?
- While エイブリー is the standard phonetic transcription, a Japanese person might choose specific kanji characters to write the name 'Avery' to give it a poetic meaning like 'blue berry' or 'beautiful valley'.
- The 'v' sound in 'Avery' does not exist in native Japanese, so エイブリー actually uses a 'b' sound to approximate it.
- In Japanese-language media like manga, names written in Katakana like エイブリー can sometimes be used to denote a character who is an outsider or an alien to the setting.
Examples in context
- はじめまして、私の名前はエイヴリーです。よろしくお願いします。Nice to meet you, my name is Avery. Pleasure to make your acquaintance.
- ねえ、アベリーさん、遊びに行きませんか？Hey, Avery, do you want to hang out?
- エイブリーさんは親切です。Eiburī-san wa shinsetsu desu.Avery is kind.
- これはエイブリーのノートです。Kore wa Eiburī no nōto desu.This is Avery's notebook.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a classmate at school.
- 陽太 Yota陽葵、エイブリーはどこ？Himari, Eiburī wa doko?Himari, where is Avery?
- 陽葵 Himariエイブリーは図書室にいるよ。Eiburī wa toshoshitsu ni iru yo.Avery is in the library.
- 陽太 Yotaそうなんだ。教えてくれてありがとう。Sō nanda. Oshiete kurete arigatō.I see. Thanks for telling me.
- 陽葵 Himariいいよ、陽太。Ī yo, Yōta.You're welcome, Yota.
