ピノキオ
The English phrase Pinocchio is translated into Japanese as ピノキオ.
This is the name of the character from the fairy tale.
Meaning: fairy tale (name)
Did you know?
- In some Japanese creative works, the trope of a growing nose is inverted or exaggerated to be a comedic visual gag that occurs even when the character is not specifically ピノキオ.
- While ピノキオ is the standard name, some older Japanese translations once referred to the story as ピノッキオ, adding an extra consonant to more closely mimic the Italian pronunciation.
- While the name is written in Katakana as ピノキオ, a Japanese person might refer to the character as a 木彫りの人形 (kibori no ningyō), meaning 'wood-carved doll'.
Examples in context
- おじいさんはその木の人形をピノキオと名づけました。The old man named the wooden doll Pinocchio.This sentence is useful for seeing how to name a wooden doll with ピノキオ.Tatoeba #227741 by small_snow, translation #65094 by CK
- ピノキオはとても有名な物語です。Pinokio wa totemo yuumeina monogatari desu.Pinocchio is a very famous story.
- 子供たちはピノキオが大好きです。Kodomotachi wa Pinokio ga daisuki desu.Children love Pinocchio.
Example conversation
Yui and Kenta are talking about favorite stories.
- 結衣 Yui健太は、ピノキオの話が好きですか。Kenta wa, Pinokio no hanashi ga suki desu ka.Kenta, do you like the story of Pinocchio?
- 健太 Kentaはい、とても面白いと思います。Hai, totemo omoshiroi to omoimasu.Yes, I think it is very interesting.
- 結衣 Yui私も、ピノキオの物語が大好きです。Watashi mo, Pinokio no monogatari ga daisuki desu.I love the story of Pinocchio too.
- 健太 Kentaいつか映画で観ましょう。Itsuka eiga de mimashou.Let's watch the movie sometime.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
