ニコール
nikōru
ニコール (nikōru) is the Japanese way to say the female given name Nicole.
ニコール is used as a female given name.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
nikōru
Did you know?
- Because the Japanese phonetic system is based on syllables rather than individual letters, the name 'Nicole' is perceived by Japanese speakers as having four distinct beats rather than two syllables.
- Because ニコール is written in Katakana, it is treated as a foreign loanword rather than a traditional Japanese name.
- The transition from the English 'L' to the Japanese 'R' in ニコール is not a mistake, but a structural necessity because the Japanese 'R' sound exists in a phonetic space between the English 'L' and 'R'.
Examples in context
- はじめまして、ニコールと申します。Nice to meet you, I'm Nicole.
- ニコルさん、お元気ですか？How are you, Nicole?
- ニコールはとても親切な人です。Nikōru wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.Nicole is a very kind person.
- 私の友達はニコールです。Watashi no tomodachi wa Nikōru desu.My friend is Nicole.
- ニコールはどこに住んでいますか？Nikōru wa doko ni sunde imasu ka?Where does Nicole live?
Example conversation
Misaki and Kenta are talking about a new classmate.
- 美咲 Misaki新しい生徒はニコールさんです。Atarashii seito wa Nikōru-san desu.The new student is Nicole.
- 健太 Kentaニコールさんはどこから来ましたか。Nikōru-san wa doko kara kimashita ka.Where did Nicole come from?
- 美咲 Misakiアメリカから来ました。Amerika kara kimashita.She came from America.
- 健太 Kentaそうなんですね。Sō nan desu ne.I see.
