キャンディス
Kyandisu
キャンディス (Kyandisu) is the Japanese way to write the female given name Candice.
The Katakana writing for Candice is キャンディス.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Kyandisu
Did you know?
- Because the sound 'di' did not traditionally exist in Japanese, the character ディ in キャンディス is a modern invention that combines a large テ and a small ィ to mimic the English sound.
- If a person named キャンディス wants to create a personalized seal or 'hanko', they might use 'ateji' to assign kanji characters like 甘 for 'sweet' to match the English word 'candy'.
- In Japanese culture, people rarely call each other by their given names unless they are very close, so a person named キャンディス would likely be addressed by their family name first.
Examples in context
- キャンディスさん、お会いできて光栄です。Candice, it's an honor to meet you.
- キャンディスさんはとても親切です。Kyandisu-san wa totemo shinsetsu desu.Candice is very kind.
- 私の友達の名前はキャンディスです。Watashi no tomodachi no namae wa Kyandisu desu.My friend's name is Candice.
- キャンディスはどこに住んでいますか？Kyandisu wa doko ni sunde imasu ka?Where does Candice live?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a new person in their class.
- 陽太 Yota新しいクラスメイトのキャンディスを知ってる？Atarashii kurasumeito no Kyandisu o shitteru?Do you know the new classmate, Candice?
- 陽葵 Himariうん、キャンディスさんはとても面白い人だよ。Un, Kyandisu-san wa totemo omoshiroi hito dayo.Yes, Candice is a very funny person.
- 陽太 Yotaそうなんだ、今度話してみたい。Sou nanda, kondo hanashite mitai.I see, I want to talk to her sometime.
- 陽葵 Himariきっと仲良くなれるよ。Kitto nakayoku nareru yo.I'm sure you'll get along well.
