ジョナス
The name Jonas is translated into Japanese as ジョナス.
ジョナス is the Katakana transcription of the name Jonas.
Did you know?
- While ジョナス is used for the name, the biblical prophet Jonas is known in Japanese as ヨナ 'Yona'.
- When writing ジョナス in a traditional Japanese context, one might use an 'ateji' system, where Kanji characters are chosen for their sounds to represent the name.
- The sound 'jo' in ジョナス is created by combining ジ 'ji' with a small ョ 'yo', a process called 'yōon' that creates a contracted sound.
Examples in context
- ジョナス・ソークは1952年にポリオワクチンを開発した。Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine in 1952.Tatoeba #878455 by thyc244, translation #682300 by Source_VOA
- ご紹介いたしましょう。こちらはジョナスさんです。Allow me to introduce you. This is Mr. Jonas.
- お久しぶり！元気だった？ジョナスくん。Long time no see! How have you been, Jonas?
- ジョナスという名前の人がいます。Jonas to iu namae no hito ga imasu.There is a person named Jonas.
- 彼はジョナスと呼ばれています。Kare wa Jonasu to yobarete imasu.He is called Jonas.
Example conversation
Kenta and Yui are talking about a new foreign classmate.
- 健太 Kenta新しいクラスメイトの名前は何ですか？Atarashii kurasumeito no namae wa nan desu ka?What is the new classmate's name?
- 結衣 Yuiジョナスさんですよ。Jonas-san desu yo.It's Jonas.
- 健太 Kentaジョナスさんは親切そうですね。Jonas-san wa shinsetsu sou desu ne.Jonas seems kind.
- 結衣 Yuiはい、とても優しいですよ。Hai, totemo yasashii desu yo.Yes, he is very kind.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
