ジェマ
jema
ジェマ (jema) is the Japanese way to write the female given name Gemma.
ジェマ is a name used to refer to a female person named Gemma.
How do you pronounce it?
jema
Did you know?
- While ジェマ is written in katakana for foreign names, a Japanese person might choose kanji like 珠馬 to write it, where 珠 means 'pearl' or 'gem'.
- In Japanese pop culture, katakana names like ジェマ are often used in manga to instantly signal to the reader that a character is a foreigner or comes from a distant land.
- The character ジェ is a combination of ジ (ji) and a small ェ (e), creating a sound that was essentially non-existent in the Japanese language before the influx of Western loanwords.
Examples in context
- こんにちは、Gemmaさん。お元気ですか？Hello, Mr./Ms. Gemma. How are you?
- ジェマはとても優しい人です。Jema wa totemo yasashii hito desu.Gemma is a very kind person.
- 私の友達の名前はジェマです。Watashi no tomodachi no namae wa Jema desu.My friend's name is Gemma.
- ジェマさんはどこにいますか？Jema-san wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Gemma?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a new colleague.
- 美咲 Misaki新しい同僚の名前を知ってる？Atarashii douryō no namae o shitteru?Do you know the name of the new colleague?
- 蓮 Renうん、ジェマっていうんだよ。Un, Jema tte iu n da yo.Yeah, her name is Gemma.
- 美咲 Misakiジェマさんか、素敵な名前だね。Jema-san ka, suteki na namae da ne.Gemma, that's a lovely name.
- 蓮 Renそうだね、彼女はとても明るいよ。Sō da ne, kanojo wa totemo akarui yo.It is, and she is very cheerful.
