クララ
Kurara[kɯ̟ɾa̠ɾa̠]
The English female given name Clara is translated into Japanese as クララ (Kurara).
The most common way to say Clara in Japanese is using the katakana characters クララ.
Which one should you use?
クララ is the base form of the name, while クララさん and クラちゃん include suffixes that change the level of politeness or intimacy.
How do you pronounce it?
Kurara
Did you know?
- The name クララ is famously associated in Japan with the Nutcracker's heroine. Because of this, the name often evokes images of winter and ballet in the Japanese cultural imagination.
- In Japan, some people choose specific kanji characters to write the name クララ to give it a unique meaning, such as 久良羅. This transforms a phonetic loanword into a name with traditional visual symbolism.
- While クララ is a foreign name, the word kura can refer to a traditional Japanese storehouse. A person named クララ might find this phonetic overlap amusing in a linguistic context.
Examples in context
- クララさん、お元気ですか？How are you, Clara?
- クララと申します。よろしくお願いいたします。My name is Clara. Nice to meet you.
- クラちゃん、久しぶり！元気だった？Long time no see, Clara! How have you been?
- クララさんはとても親切です。Kurara-san wa totemo shinsetsu desu.Clara is very kind.
- 私の友達はクララです。Watashi no tomodachi wa Kurara desu.My friend is Clara.
- クララ、そこにいるの？Kurara, soko ni iru no?Clara, are you there?
Example conversation
Yuta and Yui are talking about their new classmate.
- 陽太 Yota新しいクラスメイトは誰？Atarashii kurasumeito wa dare?Who is the new classmate?
- 結衣 Yuiクララだよ。Kurara da yo.It is Clara.
- 陽太 Yotaクララさんはいい人かな？Kurara-san wa ii hito kana?I wonder if Clara is a good person?
- 結衣 Yuiうん、とても明るい子だよ。Un, totemo akarui ko da yo.Yes, she is a very bright girl.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry クララ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
