カイリー
kairī
The English name Kylie is translated into Japanese as カイリー (kairī).
カイリー is the Japanese transcription of the female given name Kylie.
How do you pronounce it?
kairī
Did you know?
- If a Japanese person were to name a child 'Kylie' using native kanji instead of Katakana, they would have to choose characters based on sound alone, such as '海理' (sea and logic).
- In Japanese, names are typically followed by honorifics, so a person named Kylie would rarely be called カイリー alone, but rather カイリーさん.
- The characters used for カイリー represent sounds that are also used for words like 'cauliflower' or 'curry' in Katakana-based loanwords.
Examples in context
- カイリーはとても親切です。Kairī wa totemo shinsetsu desu.Kylie is very kind.
- 私の友達はカイリーです。Watashi no tomodachi wa Kairī desu.My friend is Kylie.
- カイリーはどこにいますか？Kairī wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Kylie?
Example conversation
Yui and Ren are talking about their classmate at a cafe.
- 結衣 Yuiカイリーは今日、学校に来ていますか？Kairī wa kyō, gakkō ni kite imasu ka?Is Kylie at school today?
- 蓮 Renいいえ、彼女は今日は休みです。Iie, kanojo wa kyō wa yasumi desu.No, she is off today.
- 結衣 Yuiそうですか。残念ですね。Sō desu ka. Zannen desu ne.I see. That's too bad.
- 蓮 Ren明日、カイリーに会えると思いますよ。Ashita, Kairī ni aeru to omoimasu yo.I think you can see Kylie tomorrow.
