ロドニー
rodonii
The English male given name Rodney is written in Japanese as ロドニー (rodonii).
How do you pronounce it?
rodonii
Did you know?
- If a person named 'Rodney' wants to create a professional seal or 'hanko' for official documents in Japan, they may choose ateji characters that symbolize strength or longevity to give their foreign name a traditional Japanese identity.
- Because Japanese does not have a native 'r' sound identical to the English 'r', the ロ in ロドニー is produced by a flick of the tongue that sounds like a cross between 'l', 'r' and 'd'.
- When writing ロドニー vertically in traditional calligraphy, the 'chōonpu' (long vowel mark) is rotated 90 degrees to become a vertical line.
Examples in context
- 田中さん、こちらはロドニーさんです。Tanaka, this is Mr./Ms. Rodney.
- 私はロドニーですI am Rodney.
- ロドニーさんはとても親切です。Rodonī-san wa totemo shinsetsu desu.Rodney is very kind.
- 私の友達の名前はロドニーです。Watashi no tomodachi no namae wa Rodonī desu.My friend's name is Rodney.
- ロドニーはどこにいますか？Rodonī wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Rodney?
Example conversation
Kenta and Himari are talking about a mutual friend.
- 健太 Kentaロドニーさんは今日来ますか？Rodonī-san wa kyō kimasu ka?Is Rodney coming today?
- 陽葵 Himariはい、ロドニーさんは午後に来ます。Hai, Rodonī-san wa gogo ni kimasu.Yes, Rodney is coming in the afternoon.
- 健太 Kenta彼は何を持ってきますか？Kare wa nani o motte kimasu ka?What is he bringing?
- 陽葵 Himariロドニーさんは飲み物を持ってくるそうです。Rodonī-san wa nomimono o motte kuru sō desu.I heard Rodney is bringing drinks.
