My name in Japanese

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Johnathan

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25 Apr 2003

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• 28 Oct 2003

• #26

Out of all the English words with a V in them that were wrote in Katakana that I've ever seen, all but one used B. And I've seen a lot. I knew about the V's, which are for some reason, left out of Katakana charts half the time... but the first word I ever saw it in was in the band name "Oblivion Dust"; which they spell オブリヴィオン ダスト.

 

Shigatsu

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22 Oct 2003

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• 29 Oct 2003

• #27

My name in Kanji-


(hehe.)

エィプリル

 

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torakris

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10 Sep 2003

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• 29 Oct 2003

• #28

v's are used in katakana it just depends on the vowel that comes after it. An "i" as in the name David would be writen would be written with a v while just Dave that ends in an "e" would be written as b.

The name David is written like this
ﾃﾞヴィッド （day-vwi-ddo)

the v sound in katakana is sort of a cross between a v and a w and it can also be use to translate the w sound into katakana.

 

samuraitora

先輩

29 May 2002

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• 30 Oct 2003

• #29

thanks for the info. So, what would "Hoover" look like? Was the information give to me right?

 

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torakris

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10 Sep 2003

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• 30 Oct 2003

• #30

hoover would be written

フーヴァー

 

Punk の軍のロッカー

後輩

11 Jun 2003

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• 30 Oct 2003

• #31

Originally posted by torakris
v's are used in katakana

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You know a website that has rule's on all the Kana. I know the basic ones for Sho, Cho, etc. But rare one I never see like the Vs...

 

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torakris

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10 Sep 2003

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• 31 Oct 2003

• #32

ヴァ va
ヴィ vi
ヴ vu
ヴェ ve
ヴォ vo

They aren't used all that much, but I have seen them all. Since katakana is used for loanwords, there are a lot of sounds that are used in other languages that the Japanese need to adjust for.

Another example would be some Korean words when written in katakana end with a small ku, to get the hard guttural k the Koreans sometimes use at the end of a word.

 

Chipi

Yancha

10 Mar 2003

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• 6 Nov 2003

• #33

Maybe someone could help me too. Iｴve been on a japanese course, but they havenｴt really taught us how to write our names in katakana..

My real name is a bit difficult, since it has a scandinavian letter in it, ﾄ .
My real name is P臺vi , (now you may see some mess in the place of that letter...so the mess is letter ｴaｴ with two dots on top of it.) so I usually write it Paivi for foreigners. If youｴd translate it to english, it would be something like Daisy, in the meaning. We pronounce finnish in the same that japanese pronounce their language, somehow "straight", we pronounce words like theyｴre written.

Then thereｴs of course my nickname, Chipi or Chipie...that would be great to know too

 

nanaochan2

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6 Nov 2003

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• 9 Nov 2003

• #34

Can anyone translate for me too? in both kanji and katakana
my nickname is Jin. I know "Jin" for other languages mean ghost or Ginnie(aladin that Ginnie),,,but i dun really care what it means i just like my own name and it is uncommon name...hehe

 

Elizabeth

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22 Apr 2003

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• 23 Nov 2003

• #35

Originally posted by Chipi
Maybe someone could help me too. Iｴve been on a japanese course, but they havenｴt really taught us how to write our names in katakana..

My real name is a bit difficult, since it has a scandinavian letter in it, ﾄ .
My real name is P臺vi , (now you may see some mess in the place of that letter...so the mess is letter ｴaｴ with two dots on top of it.) so I usually write it Paivi for foreigners. If youｴd translate it to english, it would be something like Daisy, in the meaning. We pronounce finnish in the same that japanese pronounce their language, somehow "straight", we pronounce words like theyｴre written.

Then thereｴs of course my nickname, Chipi or Chipie...that would be great to know too

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パイヴィ == Paivi
チピ == Chipi(e)

 

Elizabeth

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22 Apr 2003

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• 23 Nov 2003

• #36

Originally posted by nanaochan2
Can anyone translate for me too? in both kanji and katakana
my nickname is Jin. I know "Jin" for other languages mean ghost or Ginnie(aladin that Ginnie),,,but i dun really care what it means i just like my own name and it is uncommon name...hehe

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ジン ＝＝ Ｊｉｎ
And Over 20 name-Kanjis

 

Ewok85

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14 Nov 2003

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• 1 Dec 2003

• #37

林檎美 利恩
ringobi rion

Appleby Leon

hehe, my friend made up my last name cause i was stuck. A good trade-off between making sense and being my name.

 

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EscaFlowne

後輩

14 Nov 2003

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• 3 Dec 2003

• #38

what would tabarik be?

 

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billiken

先輩

16 Nov 2003

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• 4 Dec 2003

• #39

Originally posted by nanaochan2
Can anyone translate for me too? in both kanji and katakana
my nickname is Jin. I know "Jin" for other languages mean ghost or Ginnie(aladin that Ginnie),,,but i dun really care what it means i just like my own name and it is uncommon name...hehe

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Hi, Jin.
You can choose only one out of the following
神,臣,人,仁,尋,甚,迅,陣,辰,陳,任,忍,稔
I recommend 仁. It is popular in Japan

 

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EscaFlowne

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14 Nov 2003

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• 4 Dec 2003

• #40

what about tabarik!!! Could someone translate???

 

jeisan

Kongming

24 Feb 2003

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• 11 Dec 2003

• #41

well i think whoever is gonna go the translation will need the proninciation of your name, eg.
taa-buh-rik
tah-bar-ik
tuh-bay-rik
tay-bah-rik
etc

 

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EscaFlowne

後輩

14 Nov 2003

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• 12 Dec 2003

• #42

its more like

Tah-bar-rik

 

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aurel1412

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14 Dec 2003

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• 14 Dec 2003

• #43

hey my name is Ria--pronounced Ree-yaa i was wondering if there's any japanese name that sounds similar to it so that i can use kanji for it? im tired of using katakana

 

Shidenkai

Nihon no yoru to kiri

24 Aug 2003

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• 17 Dec 2003

• #44

Tan tan tanuki no kintama wa, kaze monai noni bu-ra bura!!!

 

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EscaFlowne

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14 Nov 2003

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• 18 Dec 2003

• #45

is that for me?

 

Elizabeth

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22 Apr 2003

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• 18 Dec 2003

• #46

Originally posted by EscaFlowne
is that for me?

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No, Japanese doesn't have a "yaa" kanji sound. Sorry. :sorry:

 

Shidenkai

Nihon no yoru to kiri

24 Aug 2003

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• 18 Dec 2003

• #47

My name: Daikoku Bashira!

 

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Kagami

Registered

16 Dec 2003

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• 18 Dec 2003

• #48

Hi I'm new to the site. My name is Kagami. I was reading through this thread and I have a suggestion for those who want to know more Kanji. Pick up a copy of Kodanshas Kanji Dictionary. It's a great book. nice size pictures for the kanji, the order in which to write them and their meanings. Also try step by step japanese...another great book for learning grammar.

 

howabe

The Child

18 Dec 2003

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• 18 Dec 2003

• #49

well... I tend to use Hadamitzky & Spahn's Kanji guide... it isn't as in-depth as a proper kanji dictionary, but it does a good enough job for me

 

howabe

The Child

18 Dec 2003

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• 18 Dec 2003

• #50

I just used katakana though... cos my name (Ben) is easy to form...