ライアン
raian
The English male given name Ryan is translated into Japanese as ライアン (raian).
The phonetic transcription of the name Ryan in Katakana is ライアン.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
raian
Did you know?
- The name ライアン is phonetically identical to the Japanese word ライオン, meaning 'lion', except for one vowel sound.
- While ライアン is the standard phonetic version, a person named Ryan can choose 'ateji' characters to give their name a specific meaning, such as 頼安 for 'trust' and 'peace'.
- Because Japanese has no 'r' sound exactly like English, ライアン uses a flick of the tongue that sounds like a mix between 'r', 'l' and 'd'.
Examples in context
- こんにちは、ぼくはライアンです。Hello, I'm Ryan.This sentence is useful for introducing yourself using ライアン.Tatoeba #1000901 by Nihonkage, translation #1000894 by Nihonkage
- 彼の名前はライアンです。His name is Ryan.
- ライアンさんに手紙を書いた。I wrote a letter to Ryan.
- おはよう、ライアンさん。Good morning, Ryan.
- ライアンさんと一緒に映画に行った。I went to the movies with Ryan.
- ライアンさんはアメリカ人ですか？Raian-san wa amerikajin desu ka?Is Ryan American?
- あの人はライアンです。Ano hito wa Raian desu.That person is Ryan.
Example conversation
Kenta and Misaki are talking about a new classmate.
- 健太 Kenta新しい生徒はライアンさんです。Atarashii seito wa Raian-san desu.The new student is Ryan.
- 美咲 Misakiライアンさんはどこの国から来ましたか。Raian-san wa doko no kuni kara kimashita ka.Which country did Ryan come from?
- 健太 Kentaアメリカから来ました。Amerika kara kimashita.He came from America.
- 美咲 Misakiそうですか。よろしくお願いします。Sō desu ka. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.I see. I look forward to meeting him.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “ryan” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
