ローレンス
rōrensu
The English masculine given name Lawrence is said in Japanese as ローレンス (rōrensu).
How do you pronounce it?
rōrensu
Did you know?
- If a Japanese person wanted to give the name ローレンス a 'meaningful' Japanese look, they might use Ateji, which is the practice of choosing Kanji characters that mimic the sounds of the name. For example, they could pick characters that represent 'ocean' or 'victory' to match the phonetic structure.
- While the name is written as ローレンス, the 'r' sounds are produced by tapping the tongue against the roof of the mouth, a sound much closer to the English 'd' in 'ladder' than the 'r' in 'red'. This can sometimes make the name sound like 'dowense' to an English ear.
- When writing ローレンス vertically, the long vowel marker ー turns into a vertical line, changing the orientation of the character entirely.
Examples in context
- こんにちは、私はローレンスです。よろしくお願いします。Hello, I am Lawrence. Nice to meet you.
- 初めまして、私は太郎です。ローレンスさん、どうぞよろしくお願いします。Nice to meet you, I am Taro. Lawrence, nice to meet you.
- もちろん、何を知りたいですか？Of course, what do you want to know?
- ローレンスは親切な人です。Rōrensu wa shinsetsuna hito desu.Lawrence is a kind person.
- ローレンスという名前の友人がいます。Rōrensu to iu namae no yūjin ga imasu.I have a friend named Lawrence.
- あそこにいるのはローレンスですか？Asoko ni iru no wa Rōrensu desu ka?Is that Lawrence over there?
Example conversation
Yui and Kenta are talking about a new colleague at work.
- 結衣 Yui新しい同僚の名前はローレンスです。Atarashii dōryō no namae wa Rōrensu desu.The new colleague's name is Lawrence.
- 健太 Kentaローレンスさんは、いい人ですか？Rōrensu-san wa, ii hito desu ka?Is Lawrence a good person?
- 結衣 Yuiはい、とても優しくて頼りになります。Hai, totemo yasashikute tayori ni narimasu.Yes, he is very kind and reliable.
- 健太 Kentaそれは安心しました。Sore wa anshin shimashita.That is a relief.
