ジョジー
Jojī
The English female given name Josie is translated into Japanese as ジョジー (Jojī).
ジョジー is used to represent the name Josie. To show respect when referring to someone with this name, you should add the honorific さん after it.
How do you pronounce it?
Jojī
Did you know?
- While ジョジー is the phonetic translation, a person named Josie might choose specific kanji characters to write their name, giving it a unique meaning like 'snow' or 'flower'.
- Because Japanese is a mora-based language, the name ジョジー is pronounced as three distinct beats rather than the two sounds found in the English 'Josie'.
- The character ジ in ジョジー is a voiced version of シ, created by adding two small strokes called dakuten to change the sound from 'shi' to 'ji'.
Examples in context
- ジョジーはとても親切です。Jojī wa totemo shinsetsu desu.Josie is very kind.
- ジョジーさんはどこにいますか？Jojī-san wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Josie?
- 私の友達はジョジーです。Watashi no tomodachi wa Jojī desu.My friend is Josie.
Example conversation
Yui and Ren are talking about a mutual friend.
- 結衣 Yui蓮、ジョジーを知っていますか。Ren, Joji o shitte imasu ka.Ren, do you know Josie?
- 蓮 Renはい、彼女はとても親切です。Hai, kanojo wa totemo shinsetsu desu.Yes, she is very kind.
- 結衣 Yuiジョジーは今、どこに住んでいますか。Joji wa ima, doko ni sunde imasu ka.Where does Josie live now?
- 蓮 Ren彼女はロンドンに住んでいます。Kanojo wa Rondon ni sunde imasu.She lives in London.
