ショーン
Shōn
The Japanese way to write the male given name Sean is ショーン (Shōn).
Meaning: a male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Shōn
Did you know?
- If Sean were to use a seal or stamp for official documents in Japan, he would likely have a hanko carved with ショーン. These stamps are used instead of handwritten signatures.
- While ショーン is the phonetic spelling, a person named Sean can choose any kanji characters to write their name. These characters are chosen for their meaning or sound, allowing a Sean to have a name that means 'gentle' or 'brave'.
- In a Japanese business setting, even if your name is ショーン, you would never be addressed by it alone. You would always be expected to add an honorific like ショーンさん to remain polite.
Examples in context
- 「待ってください。ショーン・コネリーさんですか？」「はい」「大ファンなんです！」"Wait, you're Sean Connery!" "Yes." "Big fan!"This sentence shows how to use the name ショーン in a conversational context.Tatoeba #11724604 by small_snow, translation #8414883 by Amastan
- ショーンさん、こんばんは！Good evening, Sean!
- こんばんは！Good evening!
- ショーンは、とても親切な人です。Shōn wa, totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.Sean is a very kind person.
- 私の友人の名前はショーンです。Watashi no yūjin no namae wa Shōn desu.My friend's name is Sean.
Example conversation
Misaki is introducing her friend to Daisho.
- 美咲 Misaki大翔さん、こちらはショーンさんです。Daishō-san, kochira wa Shōn-san desu.Daisho, this is Sean.
- 大翔 Hirotoショーンさん、はじめまして。Shōn-san, hajimemashite.Nice to meet you, Sean.
- 美咲 Misakiショーンさんはアメリカから来ました。Shōn-san wa Amerika kara kimashita.Sean came from America.
- 大翔 Hirotoそうなんですね。よろしくお願いします。Sō nan desu ne. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.I see. Pleased to meet you.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
