スヌーピー
Sunūpī
スヌーピー (Sunūpī) is the Japanese way to say the name of the pet beagle, Snoopy.
Meaning: pet beagle (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Sunūpī
Did you know?
- In Japan, the name スヌーピー is often paired with the term キャラ弁 or 'character bento', where rice and vegetables are shaped to look like the beagle for school lunches.
- Due to the popularity of スヌーピー, the beagle is often used in Japan as a symbol of 'healing' or 癒やし, a concept of emotional comfort that exceeds the simple meaning of 'medical cure'.
- Japanese language learners might notice that スヌーピー is written in katakana, but in stylized art, it is sometimes blended with hiragana to make the character seem more gentle and approachable.
Examples in context
- 日本ではスヌーピーに比べてチャーリー・ブラウンの知名度はずっと低い。Compared to Snoopy, Charlie Brown is not well known at all in Japan.This sentence illustrates the relative level of recognition between Snoopy and Charlie Brown in Japan when using スヌーピー.Tatoeba #1625008 by mookeee, translation #1634815 by mikekchar
- スヌーピーは可愛いキャラクターです。Snoopy is a cute character.
- スヌーピーはとても可愛いビーグルです。Sunūpī wa totemo kawaii bīguru desu.Snoopy is a very cute beagle.
- 私のペットの名前はスヌーピーです。Watashi no petto no namae wa Sunūpī desu.My pet's name is Snoopy.
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at photos on a smartphone.
- 結衣 Yuiこのビーグル犬、スヌーピーって言うの？Kono bīguru inu, Sunūpī tte iu no?Is this beagle named Snoopy?
- 蓮 Renうん、スヌーピーは僕の最高の友達だよ。Un, Sunūpī wa boku no saikō no tomodachi da yo.Yeah, Snoopy is my best friend.
- 結衣 Yuiスヌーピー、すごく元気そうだね！Sunūpī, sugoku genki sō da ne!Snoopy looks very energetic!
- 蓮 Ren毎日、外でたくさん走り回っているよ。Mainichi, soto de takusan hashirimawatte iru yo.He runs around outside a lot every day.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “snoopy” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
