시로
siro
To write shiro, the Japanese name or word meaning white, in Korean letters, use 시로 (siro).
시로 is how the Japanese name is spelled in Korean letters, so it is the form used when the name appears in Korean text.
How do you pronounce it?
It is romanized as siro.
Did you know?
- If you shout 시로 (siro) in a Korean playground, it might sound like you are throwing a tantrum. To a native speaker, it sounds nearly identical to the colloquial way of saying 싫어 (silheo), which means 'I don't want to' or 'I hate it'.
- Because Korean and Japanese both allow syllables to end in vowels, the Japanese word shiro can be mapped into Korean Hangul perfectly. You do not need to add the 'extra' consonant sounds that usually occur when Korean speakers transcribe foreign words.
- Korean uses a phonetic alphabet called Hangul, which allows the Japanese sound shiro to be written as 시로 regardless of whether the original Japanese was written in Kanji, Hiragana or Katakana.
Examples in context
- 시로는 일본 이름이에요.Shiro-neun ilbon ireumieyo.Shiro is a Japanese name.
- 그 캐릭터 이름은 시로예요.Geu kaerikteu ireumeun Shiro-yeyo.The character's name is Shiro.
- 시로가 무슨 뜻인가요?Shiro-ga museun tteusingayo?What does Shiro mean?
Example conversation
Ji-eun and Do-hyun are looking at a white dog together.
- 지은 Ji-eun이 강아지 정말 하얗네요.i gang-aji jeongmal hayanneyo.This puppy is really white.
- 도현 Do-hyeon그래서 이름이 시로예요.geuraeseo ireumi siro-yeyo.That's why the name is Shiro.
- 지은 Ji-eun이름이 정말 잘 어울려요.ireumi jeongmal jal eoullyeoyo.The name suits it perfectly.
- 도현 Do-hyeon그쵸? 시로가 참 귀엽죠.geuchyo? siro-ga cham gwiyeopjyo.Right? Shiro is very cute.
