カービィ
kābī
Kirby in Japanese is カービィ (kābī).
カービィ is the name of the pink, spherical character from the video game series created by HAL Laboratory. The title of the series, Kirby's Dream Land, is written as 星のカービィ.
Which one should you use?
The standard name is カービィ, but you can use the form カービィちゃん in informal settings by adding the suffix ちゃん to the name.
How do you pronounce it?
kābī
Did you know?
- The character's name is written entirely in katakana, the Japanese script reserved for foreign loanwords and names, despite being a Japanese creation.
- While the English title is 'Kirby's Dream Land', the Japanese 星のカービィ translates to 'Kirby of the Stars', emphasizing his celestial origins over the dream theme.
- The name カービィ uses a small ィ at the end, which is a rare phonetic choice used to precisely mimic the English 'ee' sound rather than using the standard large イ.
Examples in context
- カービィは私の一番好きなゲームキャラクターです。Kirby is my favorite video game character.
- カービィはとてもかわいいです。Kābī wa totemo kawaii desu.Kirby is very cute.
- カービィのゲームをしています。Kābī no gēmu o shite imasu.I am playing a Kirby game.
- これはカービィのぬいぐるみです。Kore wa Kābī no nuigurumi desu.This is a Kirby plushie.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about video games at a cafe.
- 美咲 Misaki大翔くん、カービィのゲームは好き？Hiroto-kun, Kābī no gēmu wa suki?Hiroto, do you like Kirby games?
- 大翔 Hirotoうん、カービィが大好きだよ。Un, Kābī ga daisuki da yo.Yeah, I love Kirby.
- 美咲 Misaki私も！あのピンクの色がかわいいよね。Watashi mo! Ano pinku no iro ga kawaii yo ne.Me too! That pink color is so cute, isn't it?
- 大翔 Hiroto本当に。形も丸くて癒やされるよ。Hontō ni. Katachi mo marukute iyasareru yo.Truly. The shape is round and soothing too.
