How to Say “Ruben” in Japanese

ルーベン
ルーベン is the Japanese way to say ruben.

Did you know?

  • If a person named Ruben visits Japan, they might be asked for the 'kanji' version of their name, which assigns meaningful Chinese characters to the sounds of ルーベン.
  • The character 'ン' (n) at the end of ルーベン is the only consonant in the Japanese language that can exist without a vowel following it.
  • Because Japanese is a mora-timed language, the name ルーベン is felt as four distinct beats: 'ru', 'ー', 'be', and 'n'.

Examples in context

  • こんにちは、ルーベンさん。お元気ですか?
    Hello, Ruben. How are you?
  • おい、ルーベン!元気か?
    Hey, Ruben! How's it going?
  • ルーベンは、とても優しい名前ですね。
    Rūben wa, totemo yasashii namae desu ne.
    Ruben is a very gentle name, isn't it?
  • 新しい犬の名前はルーベンにしました。
    Atarashii inu no namae wa Rūben ni shimashita.
    I named the new dog Ruben.
  • ルーベン、どこにいるの?
    Rūben, doko ni iru no?
    Ruben, where are you?

Example conversation

Ren and Himari are looking at a photo of a pet.

  1. 蓮 Ren

    この子の名前はルーベンだよ。
    Kono ko no namae wa Rūben da yo.
    This little one's name is Ruben.
  2. 陽葵 Himari

    ルーベンって、すごく可愛い名前ね。
    Rūben tte, sugoku kawaii namae ne.
    Ruben is such a cute name.
  3. 蓮 Ren

    陽葵も、そう思う?
    Himari mo, sō omou?
    Do you think so too, Himari?
  4. 陽葵 Himari

    うん、とても素敵だと思う。
    Un, totemo suteki da to omou.
    Yes, I think it's very lovely.
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