ウェスリー
wesurī
wesley is the English masculine given name expressed in Japanese as ウェスリー (wesurī).
Which one should you use?
The standard version is ウェスリー (wesurī), but ウェズリー is also used. Additionally, ウェス (Wes) serves as a shortened, informal version of the name.
How do you pronounce it?
wesurī
Did you know?
- While ウェスリー is the phonetic translation, some people choosing a Japanese name for a character named Wesley might select Kanji characters that mean 'west' 西 and 'benefit' 利.
- The name ウェスリー is written in Katakana, a specific alphabet used to visually flag the name as foreign to the reader.
- In Japanese, the 'L' sound does not exist, so ウェスリー uses the Japanese 'R' sound, which is a flick of the tongue that sounds like a mix between an 'L', 'R' and 'D'.
Examples in context
- 彼の名前はウェズリーです。His name is Wesley.
- ウェス、一緒に映画に行かない？Wes, want to go to the movies together?
- ウェスリーはとても親切です。Wesurī wa totemo shinsetsu desu.Wesley is very kind.
- ウェスリーはアメリカ人です。Wesurī wa Amerika-jin desu.Wesley is American.
- あの人はウェスリーさんですか？Ano hito wa Wesurī-san desu ka?Is that person Wesley?
Example conversation
Ren and Misaki are talking about a new coworker.
- 蓮 Ren新しい同僚の名前は何ですか？Atarashii dōryō no namae wa nan desu ka?What is the new coworker's name?
- 美咲 Misakiウェスリーさんですよ。Wesurī-san desu yo.It's Wesley.
- 蓮 Renウェスリーさんはどこから来ましたか？Wesurī-san wa doko kara kimashita ka?Where did Wesley come from?
- 美咲 Misakiカナダ出身だそうです。Kanada shusshin da sō desu.I heard he is from Canada.
