How to Say "Nguyen" in Japanese

グエン

Guen[ɡɯ̟ẽ̞ɴ]

グエン (Guen) is the Japanese way to write the Vietnamese surname Nguyen.

This term is used to represent the Vietnamese surname Nguyen when writing in Japanese script.

Meaning: Vietnamese surname (name)

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is Guen.

Because グエン is the most common Vietnamese surname, Japanese speakers may encounter it more frequently than almost any other foreign name in official documents or news.
When Japanese speakers encounter グエン in a list of names, they often associate it with the concept of 'the most common foreign name', similar to how 'Smith' is viewed in English.
Because the Vietnamese name 'Nguyen' uses a soft 'ng' sound that does not exist at the start of Japanese words, it is often adapted into the katakana グエン ('Guen') to make it pronounceable for Japanese speakers.

Example sentences for Japanese are not verified yet.

Yota and Misaki are introducing a new classmate.

陽太 Yota

あそこにいるのがグエンさんだよ。
Asoko ni iru no ga Guen-san dayo.
That person over there is Mr. Nguyen.
美咲 Misaki

ベトナムから来たの人ですね。
Betonamu kara kita hito desu ne.
He's from Vietnam, isn't he?
陽太 Yota

うん、グエンさんはとても親切だよ。
Un, Guen-san wa totemo shinsetsu dayo.
Yeah, Mr. Nguyen is very kind.
美咲 Misaki

後で挨拶しに行こう。
Ato de aisatsu shi ni ikou.
Let's go say hello later.