ダスティン
dasutin
The English name Dustin is written in Japanese as ダスティン (dasutin).
ダスティン is the Japanese transcription of the masculine given name Dustin.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because this is a foreign name, it is written using Katakana, the Japanese writing system used for loanwords and foreign names.
How do you pronounce it?
dasutin
Did you know?
- While ダスティン is a phonetic transcription, some Japanese people choose 'ateji', which are kanji characters assigned to a foreign name based on their sounds or meanings.
- In Japanese, the name ダスティン is written in katakana, a script originally developed in the 8th century to transcribe foreign sounds and Buddhist chants.
- Because Japanese lacks a distinct 'ti' sound in its traditional alphabet, the combination ティ is used to specifically mimic the English 'ti' in 'Dustin'.
Examples in context
- ダスティンはすごく面白い人ですよ。Dustin is a very interesting person, you know.
- ダスティン様、お越しいただきありがとうございます。Thank you for coming, Mr. Dustin.
- ダスティンは私の親友です。Dasutin wa watashi no shinyū desu.Dustin is my best friend.
- あそこにいるのはダスティンですか？Asoko ni iru no wa Dasutin desu ka?Is that Dustin over there?
- ダスティンに手紙を書いています。Dasutin ni tegami o kaite imasu.I am writing a letter to Dustin.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a new classmate.
- 陽葵 Himari新しい生徒の名前は何？Atarashii seito no namae wa nani?What is the new student's name?
- 蓮 Renダスティンっていうんだよ。Dasutin tte iu n da yo.It's Dustin.
- 陽葵 Himariダスティンさんって、かっこいい名前ね。Dasutin san tte, kakkoii namae ne.Dustin is a cool name, isn't it?
- 蓮 Renうん、とても優しそうな人だよ。Un, totemo yasashisō na hito da yo.Yeah, he seems like a very kind person.
