ローリー
Rōrī
The Japanese word for the male given name Rory is ローリー (Rōrī).
When referring to someone by name in most social contexts, you should append the honorific suffix -san to the end of the name, resulting in ローリーさん.
Meaning: male given name (name)
Which one should you use?
The name Rory is written in katakana as ロリー.
How do you pronounce it?
Rōrī
Did you know?
- The Japanese writing system uses different scripts for names. A Japanese person named Rory might choose specific kanji characters to represent the name, giving it a hidden meaning like 'white jasmine' or 'small dragon'.
- Because 'R' sounds in Japanese are a hybrid between 'R' and 'L', the name ローリー can represent both 'Rory' and 'Lory' depending on the speaker.
- While ローリーさん is the standard polite form, very close friends or family might use the suffix -kun to address a male named ローリー.
Examples in context
- ローリーは誰ですか。Who is Rory?This sentence is useful for asking who the person named ローリー is.Tatoeba #2175257 by e4zh1nmcz, translation #2592891 by WestofEden
- ロリーさんはとても親切です。Rory is very kind.
- ローリーは私の親友です。Rōrī wa watashi no shinyū desu.Rory is my best friend.
- あの時、ローリーは笑っていました。Ano toki, Rōrī wa waratte imashita.At that time, Rory was laughing.
Example conversation
Yota and Yui are talking about a new classmate.
- 陽太 Yota結衣、ローリーはどこにいる？Yui, Rōrī wa doko ni iru?Yui, where is Rory?
- 結衣 Yuiあそこに座っているよ。Asoko ni suwatte iru yo.He is sitting over there.
- 陽太 Yota彼がローリーなんだね。Kare ga Rōrī nanda ne.So he is Rory.
- 結衣 Yuiうん、とても親切な人だよ。Un, totemo shinsetsu na hito da yo.Yes, he is a very kind person.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
