ニッキー
nikkī
The name Nikki in Japanese is written as ニッキー (nikkī).
ニッキー is a proper name used to refer to a person.
Which one should you use?
While ニッキー is the default form, the name can also be written as ニッキ in katakana.
How do you pronounce it?
nikkī
Did you know?
- In Japanese, the long vowel in ニッキー is indicated by the dash ー. Without this mark, the name becomes ニキ, which is a slang term used online to describe a certain type of 'expert' or 'obsessive'.
- Katakana, the script used for ニッキー, was originally developed as a shorthand for monks and scholars to write notes between lines of Chinese text.
- The word 日記 is pronounced nikki and means 'diary'. Because these sound identical, a person named ニッキー might be the subject of puns involving writing or record-keeping.
Examples in context
- すみません、ニッキさんはいますか？Excuse me, is Nikki-san here?
- おやすみ、ニッキ！今日は楽しかったね。Goodnight, Nikki! Today was so much fun, right?
- ニッキーはとても親切です。Nikkī wa totemo shinsetsudesu.Nikki is very kind.
- ニッキーはどこにいますか？Nikkī wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Nikki?
- ニッキーに会いたいです。Nikkī ni aitai desu.I want to see Nikki.
Example conversation
Kenta and Misaki are talking about a friend at a cafe.
- 健太 Kentaニッキーは今日来ますか？Nikkī wa kyō kimasu ka?Is Nikki coming today?
- 美咲 Misakiはい、ニッキーはすぐ来ます。Hai, Nikkī wa sugu kimasu.Yes, Nikki is coming soon.
- 健太 Kenta美咲さん、ニッキーは元気ですか？Misaki-san, Nikkī wa genki desu ka?Misaki, is Nikki doing well?
- 美咲 Misakiはい、とても元気ですよ。Hai, totemo genki desu yo.Yes, she is doing very well.
