ロイ
roi
The English name Roy is written as ロイ (roi) in Japanese.
ロイ is the Japanese transcription of the male given name Roy.
How do you pronounce it?
roi
Did you know?
- The character ロ is also the Japanese word for 'mouth', meaning a person looking at the first part of the name in isolation might see a body part.
- Because Japanese lacks a distinct 'L' and 'R' sound, the character ロ in ロイ is pronounced as a flap, sounding halfway between the English 'L' and 'R'.
- If a Japanese person were to name a character 'Roy' using Kanji instead of Katakana, they would have to choose characters based on sound, such as '露' (dew) and '衣' (clothing), which would change the name's perceived meaning entirely.
Examples in context
- ロイはスキーの指導員の免許をとるためにとても一生懸命に練習しました。Roy practiced very hard to get his ski instructor's license.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use ロイ in a sentence regarding practice and effort.Tatoeba #192311 by bunbuku, translation #29474 by CP
- ロイは新しい車を買いました。Roi wa atarashii kuruma o kaishimashita.Roy bought a new car.
- ロイはとても親切な人です。Roi wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.Roy is a very kind person.
Example conversation
Kenta and Yui are talking about a new classmate.
- 健太 Kenta新しいクラスメートのロイは優しいね。Atarashii kurasumeeto no Roi wa yasashii ne.Roy, the new classmate, is kind, isn't he?
- 結衣 Yuiうん、ロイさんはとても親切だと思う。Un, Roi-san wa totemo shinsetsu da to omou.Yeah, I think Roy is very kind.
- 健太 Kenta彼はどこから来たのかな。Kare wa doko kara kita no kana.I wonder where he came from.
- 結衣 Yuiアメリカから来たみたいだよ。Amerika kara kita mitai da yo.It seems he came from America.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
