How to Say "Sony" in Japanese

ソニー

Sonī

ソニー (Sonī) is the Japanese name for the international electronics and media company Sony.

Meaning: An international electronics and media company based in Tokyo, Japan (name)

How do you pronounce it?

Sonī

The name ソニー was chosen because it sounds similar to the Latin word 'sonus', meaning 'sound', which was central to their early audio products.
While the name is written in katakana as ソニー, the company's original name in 1946 was 'Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo', which translates to 'Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation'.
In Japanese business culture, the name ソニー is often associated with the concept of 'monozukuri', the traditional Japanese philosophy of craftsmanship and continuous improvement in manufacturing.

回収対象のソニー製充電池は累計で７６５万９０００個となった。
The number of Sony rechargeable batteries supposed to be collected totalled 7,659,000 units.
This sentence is useful for seeing how ソニー is used in a report about the collection of rechargeable batteries.
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ソニーは、電子機器の製造で有名な会社です。
Sony is a famous company known for manufacturing electronic devices.
ソニーコーポレーションは日本のテクノロジー企業です。
Sony Corporation is a Japanese technology company.
ソニーは東京に本社があります。
Sonī wa Tōkyō ni honsha ga arimasu.
Sony has its headquarters in Tokyo.
ソニーの製品は世界中で売れています。
Sonī no seihin wa sekaijū de urete imasu.
Sony products are sold all over the world.

Two friends are discussing technology companies at a cafe.

美咲 Misaki

ソニーの新しいテレビ、見た？
Sonī no atarashii terebi, mita?
Did you see the new Sony TV?
健太 Kenta

うん、すごく画質が綺麗だったよ。
Un, sugoku gashitsu ga kirei datta yo.
Yeah, the picture quality was really beautiful.
美咲 Misaki

やっぱりソニーは技術が高いね。
Yappari Sonī wa gijutsu ga takai ne.
As expected, Sony's technology is high-end.
健太 Kenta

そうだね、デザインもかっこいいし。
Sō da ne, dezain mo kakkoii shi.
That's true, and the design is cool too.

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