ジェシー
Jeshī
The English name Jesse is translated into Japanese as ジェシー (Jeshī).
ジェシー is used as a male given name.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Jeshī
Did you know?
- If a person named 'Jesse' were to choose kanji for their name to look more Japanese, they would have to pick characters based on sound, which can lead to wildly different meanings.
- In Japanese pop culture, ジェシー is strongly associated with Jesse from the idol group SixTONES, who is known for being a native English speaker.
- In Japanese, foreign names like ジェシー are written in Katakana, a script specifically designed to represent sounds from other languages rather than native Japanese words.
Examples in context
- ジェシーさん、ご挨拶させていただけますか?Jesse, may I please greet you?
- 失礼ですが、お名前はジェシーさんですか?Excuse me, is your name Jesse?
- ジェシーは親切な人です。Jeshii wa shinsetsuna hito desu.Jesse is a kind person.
- ジェシー、こんにちは。Jeshii, konnichiwa.Hello, Jesse.
- 彼はジェシーと呼ばれています。Kare wa Jeshii to yobarete imasu.He is called Jesse.
Example conversation
Yota and Misaki are talking about a new classmate.
- 陽太 Yota新しい生徒はジェシーさんです。Atarashii seito wa Jesshī-san desu.The new student is Jesse.
- 美咲 Misakiジェシーさんはどこから来ましたか。Jesshī-san wa doko kara kimashita ka.Where did Jesse come from?
- 陽太 Yotaアメリカから来たそうです。Amerika kara kita sō desu.I heard he came from America.
- 美咲 Misakiそれはいいですね。Sore wa ii desu ne.That's nice.