ヨルダン
Yorudan[jo̞ɾɯ̟dã̠ɴ]
The English phrase Jordan is expressed in Japanese as ヨルダン (Yorudan).
ヨルダン is used to refer to the country Jordan.
Meaning: country (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Yorudan.
Did you know?
- While ヨルダン refers to the country 'Jordan', the 'Jordan' brand is written as ジョーダン to mimic the English pronunciation more closely.
- If you were to write 'Jordan' using Japanese kanji characters, it would be a 'ateji' transcription, which is purely for sound and carries no inherent meaning.
- The spelling of ヨルダン follows the phonetic approximation of the English pronunciation rather than a direct transliteration of the Arabic name 'Al-Urdun'.
Examples in context
- ヨルダン川は死海に注ぐ唯一の川である。The Jordan River is the only river flowing into the Dead Sea.This sentence is useful for referring to the Jordan in the context of the Jordan River (ヨルダン).Tatoeba #2982994 by tommy_san, translation #1430691 by MrShoval
- ヨルダンに旅行に行きたいです。I want to travel to Jordan.
- ヨルダンに行きたいです。Yorudan ni ikitai desu.I want to go to Jordan.
- ヨルダンは中東にあります。Yorudan wa chūtō ni arimasu.Jordan is in the Middle East.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about travel plans.
- 健太 Kenta次の休みはどこへ行くの？Tsugi no yasumi wa doko e iku no?Where are you going for your next holiday?
- 陽葵 Himariヨルダンに旅行する予定だよ。Yorudan ni ryokō suru yotei dayo.I plan to travel to Jordan.
- 健太 Kentaそれは素敵だね！Sore wa suteki dane!That sounds wonderful!
- 陽葵 Himariうん、とても楽しみなんだ。Un, totemo tanoshimi nanda.Yeah, I'm really looking forward to it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “jordan” translations and entries ヨルダン, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
