How to Say "George" in Japanese

ジョージ

Jōji[d͡ʑo̞ːʑi]transliteration

The name George is translated into Japanese as ジョージ (Jōji).

ジョージ is the most common Katakana transcription for the name George.

Meaning: male given name (name)

How do you pronounce it?

Jōji

While the name 'George' is Western, the sound 'Jōji' can also be a legitimate Japanese masculine given name when written with different Kanji. This means a person named 'George' and a Japanese person named 'Jōji' might have identical phonetic names despite different origins.
The Katakana characters ジョ and ージ are composed of a combination of base characters and modifier marks to create a sound that does not exist in native Japanese.
If you were to write 'George' using the Hiragana script instead of Katakana, it would look 'childish' or 'unnatural' to a native speaker. Katakana is the specific tool used to signal that the name belongs to a foreign linguistic origin.

ジョージはとても話好きだ。
George is quite talkative.
This sentence shows how to use ジョージ to describe someone's personality.
Tatoeba #215656 by tommy__san, translation #52958 by CN
ジョージは私より5つ年上です。
George is five years older than I am.
This sentence uses ジョージ to compare ages.
Tatoeba #215647 by tommy_san, translation #1347375 by CN
ジョージは私より5歳年上です。
George is five years older than me.
Tatoeba #2238016 by tommy_san, translation #1347376 by CN
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Two friends are talking about a classmate.

陽葵 Himari

ジョージさんはどこにいますか？
Jōji-san wa doko ni imasu ka?
Where is George?
大翔 Hiroto

彼は図書館にいると思います。
Kare wa toshokan ni iru to omoimasu.
I think he is in the library.
陽葵 Himari

ジョージさんに本を返したいです。
Jōji-san ni hon o kaeshitai desu.
I want to return a book to George.
大翔 Hiroto

一緒に探しに行きましょう。
Issho ni sagashi ni ikimashō.
Let's go look for him together.

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