ザリア
Zaria
Zariah is a female given name in Japanese, written as ザリア.
This is a female given name.
How do you pronounce it?
Zaria
Did you know?
- While ザリア is a phonetic transcription, some parents choose kanji characters to give the name a Japanese meaning. Depending on the characters used, it could mean 'village of the jasmine' or 'shining flower'.
- In Japanese, the 'r' sound in ザリア is a flap, which sounds like a cross between an English 'l' and 'r'. To a native speaker, it sounds distinct from both English consonants.
- In Japanese, the phonetic structure of ザリア is broken into three distinct beats: 'za', 'ri', and 'a', which can sound more rhythmic than the English pronunciation.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a classmate.
- 大翔 Hiroto陽葵、ザリアさんの電話番号を知ってる？Himari, Zaria-san no denwa bangō o shitteru?Himari, do you know Zariah's phone number?
- 陽葵 Himariいいえ、私は知りません。Iie, watashi wa shirimasen.No, I don't know it.
- 大翔 Hiroto残念だ。ザリアに連絡したいんだ。Zannen da. Zaria ni renraku shitai nda.That's too bad. I want to contact Zariah.
- 陽葵 Himari後で彼女に聞いてみるね。Atode kanojo ni kiite miru ne.I'll ask her later.
