Cristina
クリスティナ
Kurisutina
Also written クリスティーナ.
How It Is Said
- クku
- リri
- スsu
- ティti
- ナna
Kurisutina: five beats, each about the same length. Japanese has no strong stress, so the name is said evenly, beat by beat.
By Language
| Language | Katakana | Rōmaji | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | クリスティナ | Kurisutina | the usual form |
| クリスティーナ | Kurisutīna | also in use | |
| Italian | クリスティーナ | Kurisutīna |
What Happens to the Sounds
- The Japanese r is a light tap of the tongue, like the quick t in an American "water": リ (ri).
- A small kana joins the one before it into one beat: ティ (ti).
- The stressed vowel of an Italian name is often written long in katakana: ティー (tī); so in Italian, Cristina is クリスティーナ (Kurisutīna).
To Type It
On a computer with Japanese input switched on, type kurisuthina, then press F7 on Windows or Control+K on a Mac to turn it into katakana. On a phone, type the same letters with the Japanese keyboard and choose クリスティナ among the suggestions.
The Same Name in Other Languages
Why Katakana
In Japan, names from abroad are written in katakana, the script for words from other languages. Kanji versions of Western names are mostly invented, and a Japanese reader often sees odd meanings in them; the katakana is what a Japanese person would really write. More on katakana and names
