マラキ
Maraki
The English name Malachi is written in Japanese as マラキ (Maraki).
マラキ is a Japanese transcription of the male given name Malachi.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Maraki
Did you know?
- While the name is a biblical one, Japanese people will not automatically recognize it as a religious name unless they are familiar with Christian terminology. To most, マラキ will simply sound like a foreign loanword.
- While マラキ is the phonetic transcription, some people choose to assign kanji characters to foreign names to give them a specific meaning, such as 'heavenly' or 'loyal'.
- In a formal Japanese setting, you should never call someone simply マラキ. Even if it is a given name, you would typically append the honorific さん to the end, making it マラキ・さん, to remain polite.
Examples in context
- マラキさんは優しいです。Maraki-san wa yasashii desu.Malachi is kind.
- マラキ君はどこにいますか？Maraki-kun wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Malachi?
- あそこにマラキさんがいます。Asoko ni Maraki-san ga imasu.Malachi is over there.
Example conversation
Two friends are looking for their classmate in a classroom.
- 結衣 Yuiマラキ君はまだ来ていませんか？Maraki-kun wa mada kite imasen ka?Has Malachi not arrived yet?
- 陽太 Yotaええ、まだ来ていないようです。Ee, mada kite inai you desu.No, it seems he hasn't arrived yet.
- 結衣 Yuiマラキさんは遅れているのかな？Maraki-san wa okurete iru no kana?I wonder if Malachi is running late?
- 陽太 Yotaたぶん、電車が遅れているんだよ。Tabun, densha ga okurete iru n da yo.Maybe the train is delayed.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “malachi” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
