Himeko ひめこ
How do I pronounce my name in Japanese and spell it in Hiragana?
I know my first name (Emma) is えま (pronounced Ema) or I spell it えマ because my father taught me to spell it that way but I don't know how to spell or pronounce my last name. My last name is Carlyle and yes, I regret putting this up on the internet but I really want to know!
2012년 7월 31일 오후 7:42
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You would say "ema" and write it as エマ. (Katakana because Emma is not a native Japanese name.)
I would say yor last name as カーライアル (kaaraiaru)
Your full name would be エマ・カーライアル (ema kaaraiaru) the extra -a syllable in your last name is to replicate the -ar sounds, but it depends on how YOU pronounce it, but this is the basic way.
2012년 7월 31일
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As you probably know, foreign names are usually transcribed with Katakana rather than Hiragana in Japanese.
Thus your name would be (if I get the pronounciation right): エマ・カーライル /ema kârairu/
or, in eastern name order style, カーライル・エマ.
-If you want to write it down using hiragana, it would be: えま ・からいる
-You might also try to spell it using Kanji, using them in a phonetical manner called "ateji". You basically select the kanji, which are pronounced like your name. In a fashion similar to that used by Chinese people to spell foreign words. (Just pay attention to the meaning of the characters).
2012년 7월 31일
I think it's normally written as エマ・カーライル, in katakana. We rarely write non-Japanese names in hiragana, which would be like えま・かーらいる.
2012년 8월 1일
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