ジョアンナ
Joanna
The English name Joanna is transliterated into Japanese as ジョアンナ.
ジョアンナ is used to represent the given name Joanna in Japanese script.
Meaning: transliterations of the given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Joanna
Did you know?
- While ジョアンナ is the standard transliteration, Japanese speakers may use 'ateji' to assign kanji characters to the name based on their meanings, such as 'grace' and 'flower'.
- If you were to see the name in a Japanese text, the Katakana characters ジョアンナ would act as a visual cue to the reader that the subject is a non-Japanese person or a foreign concept.
- The syllable ジョ (jo) is actually a combination of two characters: the large ジ (ji) and a small ョ (yo). This 'small character' technique is how Japanese creates sounds that do not exist in the native alphabet.
Examples in context
- 佐藤ジョアンナSatō Joanna
- ジョアンナはとても優しいです。Joanna wa totemo yasashii desu.Joanna is very kind.
- ジョアンナはアメリカ人ですか？Joanna wa amerikajin desu ka?Is Joanna American?
- ジョアンナに手紙を書きました。Joanna ni tegami o kakimashita.I wrote a letter to Joanna.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a new classmate.
- 陽葵 Himariジョアンナさんは新しいクラスメートです。Joanna-san wa atarashii kurasumeeto desu.Joanna is the new classmate.
- 大翔 Hirotoジョアンナさんはどこから来ましたか？Joanna-san wa doko kara kimashita ka?Where did Joanna come from?
- 陽葵 Himari彼女はイギリス出身ですよ。Kanojo wa igirisu shusshin desu yo.She is from the UK.
- 大翔 Hirotoそれは素敵ですね。Sore wa suteki desu ne.That's lovely.
