ヤコブ
Yakobu[ja̠ko̞bɯ̟]
The English name Jacob is translated into Japanese as ヤコブ (Yakobu).
ヤコブ is the standard Japanese transliteration used for the male given name Jacob.
Meaning: male given name (the standard form) (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Yakobu
Did you know?
- While ヤコブ is the standard for the biblical figure, modern Japanese people named Jacob often prefer the spelling ジェイコブ to better match the English pronunciation of the 'J' sound.
- The name ヤコブ is closely related to ヤコブ書, which refers to the 'Epistle of James' in the Japanese Bible, as James and Jacob derive from the same root.
- Japanese writers sometimes use 'ateji', which are kanji characters chosen for their sounds, to write ヤコブ in a way that gives the name a specific visual meaning.
Examples in context
- ヤコブさんは親切です。Yakobu-san wa shinsetsu desu.Jacob is kind.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a new colleague at work.
- 陽太 Yota新しい同僚の名前は何ですか？Atarashii douryou no namae wa nan desu ka?What is the new colleague's name?
- 結衣 Yuiヤコブさんですよ。Yakobu-san desu yo.It's Jacob.
- 陽太 Yotaヤコブさんはどこから来ましたか？Yakobu-san wa doko kara kimashita ka?Where is Jacob from?
- 結衣 Yui彼はカナダ出身です。Kare wa Kanada shusshin desu.He is from Canada.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ヤコブ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
