メーガン
Mēgan
メーガン (Mēgan) is the Japanese way to say the female given name Megan.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Mēgan.
When do people say it?
Adding the suffix '-san' after a name is a common formal way to address someone politely in Japanese, resulting in ミーガンさん.
Did you know?
- If a person named Megan wanted a Japanese name using kanji, they might choose characters like 芽 'bud' and 甘 'sweet' to approximate the sound.
- Because Japanese is a mora-timed language, the name is pronounced with equal rhythmic weight on each syllable, unlike the stress-timed rhythm of English.
- In Japanese, the long vowel in the middle of メーガン is represented by a horizontal line called a chōonpu, which indicates the vowel sound is stretched.
Examples in context
- おはようございます、ミーガンさん。Good morning, Megan.
- メーガン様、お越しいただきありがとうございます。Thank you for coming, Megan.
- メーガンさんは学生です。Mēgan-san wa gakusei desu.Megan is a student.
- メーガンはどこにいますか？Mēgan wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Megan?
- 私の友達はメーガンです。Watashi no tomodachi wa Mēgan desu.My friend is Megan.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a new classmate.
- 健太 Kenta新しい生徒はメーガンさんです。Atarashii seito wa Mēgan-san desu.The new student is Megan.
- 結衣 Yuiメーガンさんはどこから来ましたか。Mēgan-san wa doko kara kimashita ka.Where is Megan from?
- 健太 Kentaアメリカから来たそうです。Amerika kara kita sō desu.I heard she came from America.
- 結衣 Yui彼女に会うのが楽しみです。Kanojo ni au no ga tanoshimi desu.I am looking forward to meeting her.
