カーラ
kāra
カーラ (kāra) is the Japanese transliteration of the female given name Kara.
カーラ is used as a phonetic transcription of the name Kara for a female.
Which one should you use?
When using the sound to explain a reason, you must use different endings depending on the situation: use …からです for formal explanations and …からだ for casual ones.
How do you pronounce it?
kāra
Did you know?
- The word 空 (kara) meaning 'empty' is the origin of 'karaoke'. The term combines 空 (empty) and オーケストラ (orchestra), literally meaning 'empty orchestra'.
- In Japanese pop culture, names written in katakana like カーラ often signal to the reader that a character is an outsider or a foreigner in the story's setting.
- The Japanese word 唐 (kara) was historically used to refer to the Tang Dynasty of China. This is why many things originally imported from China are still prefixed with 唐 in Japanese.
Examples in context
- カーラはとても親切な人です。Kāra wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.Kara is a very kind person.
- 友達のカーラに会いに行きます。Tomodachi no Kāra ni ai ni ikimasu.I am going to see my friend Kara.
- カーラは新しいデザインが大好きです。Kāra wa atarashii dezain ga daisuki desu.Kara loves new designs.
Example conversation
Yota and Yui are talking about a new friend.
- 陽太 Yota新しい友達のカーラは親切です。Atarashii tomodachi no Kāra wa shinsetsu desu.Our new friend Kara is kind.
- 結衣 Yui本当にそうですね。Hontou ni sou desu ne.That's very true.
- 陽太 Yotaカーラをパーティーに呼びましょう。Kāra o pātī ni yobimashou.Let's invite Kara to the party.
- 結衣 Yuiいい考えですね。Ii kangae desu ne.That is a good idea.
