How to Say “Jesse” in Japanese

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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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?
  3. 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.
  4. 美咲 Misaki

    それはいいですね。
    Sore wa ii desu ne.
    That's nice.
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