How to Say "Jill" in Japanese

ジル

jiru

ジル (jiru) is the Japanese way to say the female given name Jill.

In Japanese conversation, it is standard to add honorific suffixes to the name when referring to the person.

Which one should you use?

While ジル is the base form of the name, you will often see it modified with suffixes like さん or ちゃん depending on the social context.

For example, adding さん makes the address formal, while adding ちゃん makes it informal.

jiru

In Japanese, the name ジル is phonetically identical to the word for 'gill', the respiratory organ of a fish.
While ジル is a female name in English, it is also used as the Japanese transcription for the French male name 'Gilles'.
Because Japanese does not allow most consonants to stand alone, the name 'Jill' must be expanded into two syllables, ji and ru, to accommodate the language's structure.

ジルとジョンは来月結婚する。
Jill and John will get married next month.
This sentence shows the use of ジル in the context of a marriage announcement.
Tatoeba #215199 by small_snow, translation #1349768 by CN
スーザンはジルに服をつくってやった。
Susan made a dress for Jill.
This sentence shows how ジル is used when describing an action performed for her.
Tatoeba #215109 by mookeee, translation #52405 by human600
こんにちは、ジルさん。
Hello, Jill.
おはよう、ジルちゃん！
Good morning, Jill!
ジルはとても親切な人です。
Jiru wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.
Jill is a very kind person.
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Two friends are talking about a person they know.

陽葵 Himari

ジルはどこに住んでいるの？
Jiru wa doko ni sunde iru no?
Where does Jill live?
蓮 Ren

彼女は東京に住んでいるよ。
Kanojo wa Toukyou ni sunde iru yo.
She lives in Tokyo.
陽葵 Himari

ジルは最近元気かな？
Jiru wa saikin genki kana?
I wonder if Jill is doing well lately.
蓮 Ren

うん、とても元気そうだよ。
Un, totemo genki sou da yo.
Yeah, she seems to be doing great.

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