リヴァイ
rivai
The Japanese name for the character Levi from the series Attack on Titan is リヴァイ (rivai).
リヴァイ is used specifically to refer to the character from the Attack on Titan series.
How do you pronounce it?
rivai
Did you know?
- In Japanese social media, the name リヴァイ is frequently paired with the word 最強 meaning 'strongest' as a set phrase to describe his combat abilities.
- The small character ァ in リヴァイ is a special vowel marker used to recreate the 'va' sound, which does not natively exist in the Japanese syllabary.
- The use of the katakana リ for the 'L' or 'R' sound in リヴァイ demonstrates that Japanese does not distinguish between these two English consonants.
Examples in context
- リヴァイは私の友達ですLevi is my friend
- リヴァイはとても強いです。Rivai wa totemo tsuyoi desu.Levi is very strong.
- リヴァイのフィギュアを買いました。Rivai no figyua o kaimashita.I bought a Levi figure.
- リヴァイは誰ですか？Rivai wa dare desu ka?Who is Levi?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their favorite anime characters.
- 美咲 Misaki一番好きなキャラは誰？Ichiban suki na kyara wa dare?Who is your favorite character?
- 大翔 Hiroto僕はリヴァイが大好きだよ。Boku wa Rivai ga daisuki dayo.I really love Levi.
- 美咲 Misakiやっぱりリヴァイだよね。Yappari Rivai da yone.As expected, it's Levi.
- 大翔 Hirotoかっこいいし、強いからね。Kakkoii shi, tsuyoi kara ne.Because he is cool and strong.
