ジョナサン
Jonasan
The English male given name Jonathan is translated into Japanese as ジョナサン (Jonasan).
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Jonasan
Did you know?
- In Japanese pop culture, the name ジョナサン is strongly associated with the 'Jonathan's' restaurant chain, which is a popular family restaurant across Japan.
- While ジョナサン is the standard translation, some Japanese people might refer to a 'Jonathan' as ジョナたん in very casual or 'cute' speech, replacing the final sound with 'tan'.
- If a person named Jonathan wants to choose Japanese characters for his name, he might select Kanji that mean 'pure' or 'gentle' to create a visual meaning for ジョナサン.
Examples in context
- ジョナサン・スウィフトなら私を弁護するでしょう。Jonathan Swift would defend me.This sentence shows how to use the form ジョナサン in a sentence about Jonathan Swift.Tatoeba #740782 by arihato, translation #690211 by CP
- ジョナサンはとても親切な人です。Jonasan wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.Jonathan is a very kind person.
- 新しい友達の名前はジョナサンです。Atarashii tomodachi no namae wa Jonasan desu.My new friend's name is Jonathan.
Example conversation
Youta and Misaki are talking about a new coworker.
- 陽太 Yota新しい同僚は誰ですか。Atarashii douryou wa dare desu ka.Who is the new colleague?
- 美咲 Misaki彼はジョナサンさんですよ。Kare wa Jonasan-san desu yo.He is Jonathan.
- 陽太 Yotaジョナサンさんはどこから来ましたか。Jonasan-san wa doko kara kimashita ka.Where is Jonathan from?
- 美咲 Misakiアメリカから来たそうです。Amerika kara kita sou desu.I heard he came from America.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
