ショーン
Shōn
The English name Shawn is written in Japanese as ショーン (Shōn).
ショーン is the katakana transcription used for the masculine given name Shawn.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Shōn.
Did you know?
- When writing ショーン in a vertical column, the long vowel marker ー turns into a vertical line instead of a horizontal one.
- If a person named ショーン chooses 'ateji' kanji for their name, they can select characters that mean 'shining' or 'gentle' to give their name a specific poetic meaning.
- In Japanese pop culture, the name ショーン is strongly associated with the character 'Shawn' from the 'Shaun the Sheep' series, which is a hit in Japan.
Examples in context
- こちらはショーンさんです。This is Mr./Ms. Shawn.
- おはようございます、ショーンさん。Good morning, Mr./Ms. Shawn.
- おっす、ショーン！Hey, Shawn!
- ショーンさんは親切です。Shōn-san wa shinsetsu desu.Shawn is kind.
- 私の友達はショーンです。Watashi no tomodachi wa Shōn desu.My friend is Shawn.
- ショーンさんはどこにいますか？Shōn-san wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Shawn?
Example conversation
Ren and Misaki are talking about a new classmate.
- 蓮 Ren新しい生徒の名前はショーンです。Atarashii seito no namae wa Shōn desu.The new student's name is Shawn.
- 美咲 Misakiショーンさんはどこから来ましたか。Shōn-san wa doko kara kimashita ka.Where did Shawn come from?
- 蓮 Renアメリカから来ましたよ。Amerika kara kimashita yo.He came from America.
- 美咲 Misakiそうなんですね。Sō nan desu ne.I see.
