マーラ
māra
マーラ (māra) is the Japanese way to say the name or character name Mara.
マーラ is used as a proper noun to refer to a specific person or a character named Mara.
How do you pronounce it?
māra
Did you know?
- The Buddhist demon マーラ is often depicted in Japanese art not as a monster, but as a beautiful woman or a king to symbolize the deceptive nature of desire.
- In Japanese, proper names are often written in Katakana, the script used for foreign names, so マーラ is immediately recognizable to a Japanese reader as a non-Japanese name.
- In Japanese, names ending in ラ (ra) are rare for native speakers and are almost always perceived as foreign or fantastical.
Examples in context
- こんにちは、マラさんHello, Mara
- マーラはとても親切な人です。Māra wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.Mara is a very kind person.
- この物語の主人公はマーラです。Kono monogatari no shujinkō wa Māra desu.The protagonist of this story is Mara.
- マーラを探しています。Māra o sagashite imasu.I am looking for Mara.
Example conversation
Hiroto and Yui are talking about a new classmate.
- 大翔 Hiroto結衣、新しい友達のマーラに会った？Yui, atarashii tomodachi no Māra ni atta?Yui, have you met the new friend, Mara?
- 結衣 Yuiはい、マーラさんはとても親切ですね。Hai, Māra-san wa totemo shinsetsu desu ne.Yes, Mara is very kind, isn't she?
- 大翔 Hiroto本当に。彼女はどこから来たの？Hontō ni. Kanojo wa doko kara kita no?Truly. Where did she come from?
- 結衣 Yui彼女は海外から来たそうです。Kanojo wa kaigai kara kita sō desu.I heard she came from overseas.
