ジョン
Jon[d͡ʑõ̞ɴ]
The English name John is translated into Japanese as ジョン (Jon).
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Jon
When do people say it?
In most social situations, the name should be followed by the honorific suffix さん (san) to avoid sounding rude.
Did you know?
- When writing ジョン in Katakana, the character ョ is smaller than the others to indicate it blends with ジ to create one syllable rather than two.
- The name ジョン is visually distinct in Japanese text because Katakana is used specifically for foreign loanwords, signaling to the reader immediately that the person is not Japanese.
- Because Japanese is a syllable-timed language, ジョン is pronounced as a single sharp beat, whereas English speakers often linger on the 'n' sound.
Examples in context
- ジョンは利口だ。John is clever.This sentence shows how to use ジョン to describe someone's character.Tatoeba #215213 by bunbuku, translation #52511 by CN
- ジョンはアメリカ人です。Jon wa Amerikajin desu.John is American.
- ジョンさんは親切ですね。Jon-san wa shinsetsu desu ne.John is kind, isn't he?
- 309 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ren and Yui are talking about a new colleague.
- 蓮 Ren新しい同僚はジョンさんですか？Atarashii dōryō wa Jon-san desu ka?Is the new colleague John?
- 結衣 Yuiはい、ジョンさんです。Hai, Jon-san desu.Yes, it is John.
- 蓮 Ren彼はとても面白い人ですね。Kare wa totemo omoshiroi hito desu ne.He is a very funny person, isn't he?
- 結衣 Yui本当に、とても楽しいですよ。Hontō ni, totemo tanoshii desu yo.Really, he is a lot of fun.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “john” translations and entries ジョン, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
