ジャクソン
Jakuson
The English surname Jackson is transliterated into Japanese as ジャクソン (Jakuson).
Meaning: transliterations of the surname (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Jakuson.
Did you know?
- In some vintage Japanese translations of Western media, names like ジャクソン were occasionally assigned 'kanji' characters based on their sound, though this is now very rare.
- Japanese speakers may use the honorific さん (san) after ジャクソン, resulting in ジャクソンさん, which treats a foreign surname with the same social etiquette as a Japanese name.
- In many Japanese documents, foreign names like ジャクソン are written in Katakana to visually signal to the reader that the word is an outsider to the Japanese language.
Examples in context
- ジャクソンさんは現れなかった。Miss Jackson did not appear.Tatoeba #215879 by small_snow, translation #53180 by CN
- ジャクソン博士は我慢強いです。Dr. Jackson has a lot of patience.Tatoeba #9932306 by small_snow, translation #9932296 by CK
- ジャクソン先生は忍耐強いです。Dr. Jackson is very patient.Tatoeba #9932307 by small_snow, translation #9932434 by DJ_Saidez
- ジャクソンのパフォーマンスは素晴らしかったです！Jackson's performance was amazing!
- ジャクソンさん、よろしくお願いします！Nice to meet you, Jackson!
- ジャクソンさん、お元気ですか？Jackson, how are you?
- 32 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two siblings are looking at an old photograph.
- 陽葵 Himariこの写真はジャクソンさんだね。Kono shashin wa Jakuson-san da ne.This photo is of Mr. Jackson, isn't it?
- 陽太 Yota本当だ、ジャクソンさんの若い頃だ。Hontou da, Jakuson-san no wakai koro da.You're right, it's Mr. Jackson when he was young.
- 陽葵 Himari陽太、彼はどこにいるの？Youta, kare wa doko ni iru no?Youta, where is he now?
- 陽太 Yota知らないよ、陽葵。Shiranai yo, Himari.I don't know, Himari.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “jackson” translations and entries ジャクソン, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
