リヴァイ・アッカーマン
Rivai Akkāman
リヴァイ・アッカーマン (Rivai Akkāman) is the Japanese way to say Levi Ackerman, the name of a character from the manga and anime series Attack on Titan.
This phrase is used to refer specifically to the character Levi Ackerman from the series Attack on Titan.
How do you pronounce it?
Rivai Akkāman
Did you know?
- Fans often refer to him by the nickname リヴァイ兵長 ('Rivai Heichō'), which means 'Captain Levi'. In Japanese culture, it is more common to address a superior by their rank rather than their name.
- The dot between リヴァイ and アッカーマン is called a 'middle dot' or 中黒 ('nakaguro'). It is used in Japanese specifically to separate foreign names so the reader knows where the first name ends and the surname begins.
- The name リヴァイ is written using a special character ヴァ to represent the 'v' sound, which is not native to Japanese. Because this is a modern addition to the alphabet, some older Japanese speakers may pronounce it as リバイ with a 'b' sound.
Examples in context
- リヴァイ・アッカーマンは「進撃の巨人」の主要キャラクターです。Levi Ackerman is a major character in "Attack on Titan."
- リヴァイ・アッカーマンはかっこいいです。Rivai Akkāman wa kakkoii desu.Levi Ackerman is cool.
- リヴァイ・アッカーマンのフィギュアを買いました。Rivai Akkāman no figyua o kaimashita.I bought a Levi Ackerman figure.
- リヴァイ・アッカーマンはとても強いキャラクターです。Rivai Akkāman wa totemo tsuyoi kyarakutā desu.Levi Ackerman is a very strong character.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their favorite anime characters at a cafe.
- 大翔 Hiroto一番好きなキャラは誰？Ichiban suki na kyara wa dare?Who is your favorite character?
- 陽葵 Himariリヴァイ・アッカーマンだよ。Rivai Akkāman da yo.It's Levi Ackerman.
- 大翔 Hirotoやっぱり彼だね！Yappari kare da ne!As expected, it's him!
- 陽葵 Himariうん、すごくかっこいいから。Un, sugoku kakkoii kara.Yeah, because he is so cool.
