ハドリー
Hadorī
The English name Hadley is written in Japanese as ハドリー (Hadorī).
ハドリー is a proper name used to transliterate the name Hadley into Japanese script.
How do you pronounce it?
Hadorī
Did you know?
- Because Japanese lacks a native 'l' sound, ハドリー uses the Japanese 'r' sound, which is a flap of the tongue that sounds like a mix between 'l', 'r' and 'd'.
- If a person named Hadley wants to choose a Japanese name with a similar sound, they might use kanji like 羽 'wing' and 鳥 'bird' to create a meaningful version of their name.
- When writing ハドリー in a formal context, Japanese people may add the suffix さん 'san' to the end, regardless of whether Hadley is used as a first or last name.
Examples in context
- 外国人の友達の名前はハドリーです。My foreign friend's name is Hadley.
- ハドリーさんは日本語を勉強しています。Hadley is studying Japanese.
- ハドリーさんは親切な人です。Hadorī-san wa shinsetsu na hito desu.Mr. Hadley is a kind person.
- ハドリーはとても有名な小説家です。Hadorī wa totemo yūmei na shōsetsu-ka desu.Hadley is a very famous novelist.
Example conversation
Misaki and Kenta are discussing a new colleague at work.
- 美咲 Misaki新しい同僚の名前は何ですか？Atarashii dōryō no namae wa nan desu ka?What is the new colleague's name?
- 健太 Kentaハドリーさんですよ。Hadorī-san desu yo.It is Mr. Hadley.
- 美咲 Misaki健太さん、彼はどんな人ですか？Kenta-san, kare wa donna hito desu ka?Kenta, what kind of person is he?
- 健太 Kentaとても真面目な方です。Totemo majime na kata desu.He is a very serious person.
