How to Say "Jason" in Japanese

ジェイソン

jeison[d͡ʑe̞ːsõ̞ɴ]

The English name Jason is written in Japanese as ジェイソン (jeison).

ジェイソン is a given name. It is written in Katakana, which is the standard Japanese script used for foreign names and loanwords.

Meaning: given name (name)

How do you pronounce it?

jeison

In Japanese pop culture, the name ジェイソン is strongly associated with the slasher film series Friday the 13th. Hearing the name can immediately evoke images of the character Jason Voorhees.
While written in Katakana, a person named Jason might choose 'ateji' to write their name in Kanji. This involves picking Chinese characters that sound like ジェイソン but carry meanings like 'healing' or 'prosperity'.
In Japanese pop culture, Katakana names like ジェイソン are often used to signal that a character is an 'outsider' or an alien.

もう二度と、ジェイソンなんかと買い物に行くもんか。
I will never go shopping with Jason again.
Tatoeba #12132597 by small_snow, translation #2314720 by cruzedu73
ジェイソンは無口な人だったので彼が何かを言うたび驚いていた。
Jason was a taciturn individual, so it was always a real surprise when he said anything.
Tatoeba #5235 by mookeee, translation #1947 by AlanF_US
ジェイソン様、お会いできて光栄です。
It's an honor to meet you, Jason.
ジェイソンさんは、とても親切な人です。
Jeison-san wa, totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.
Jason is a very kind person.

Misaki and Ren are talking about a new colleague.

蓮 Ren

新しい同僚は誰ですか？
Atarashii douryou wa dare desu ka?
Who is the new colleague?
美咲 Misaki

ジェイソンさんという方ですよ。
Jeison-san to iu kata desu yo.
It is a person named Jason.
蓮 Ren

彼はどんな人ですか？
Kare wa donna hito desu ka?
What kind of person is he?
美咲 Misaki

とても仕事が速い人です。
Totemo shigoto ga hayai hito desu.
He is a very fast worker.

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