dan
ダン
解説 Definition
英語圏で使われる男性の名前。ダニエルの愛称としても用いられる。
Dan is a masculine personal name commonly used in English-speaking communities, often as a familiar short form of Daniel. Like other given names, it identifies a particular person and is normally written with an initial capital letter.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
人名としては通常 Dan と大文字で書き、Daniel の親しみのある短縮形として覚えます。例文の Dan is ...、with Dan、Dan used to ... のように、冠詞を付けず一人の男性を指す固有名として使います。日本語の「ダン」と音が対応するので、つづりは短い3文字で確認します。
Remember Dan as the short, familiar form of Daniel. When it is a person’s name, write it with a capital D: Dan. Picture ordinary social sentences such as Dan volunteered, I met Dan, or Dan played basketball. A personal name normally appears without an article when directly identifying someone, so English says “I had coffee with Dan,” not “with the Dan” in the usual context. The three-letter spelling closely matches the Japanese pronunciation ダン, making capitalization the main detail to watch.
例文
Dan is always the first person to volunteer for community events.
ダンはいつも地域のイベントに最初にボランティアを申し出る人です。
I had coffee with Dan after the meeting.
会議の後、ダンとコーヒーを飲みました。
Dan used to play basketball in college.
ダンは大学時代にバスケットボールをしていました。
dan の類義語・関連語
派生語
dan の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ヘブライ語の人名 Daniel（ダニエル）の短縮形。Daniel は dan（裁く）+ el（神）で「神は私の裁き手」の意。旧約聖書の預言者ダニエルに由来する。関連語: Daniel、Daniela。
Dan is commonly used as an English short form of the Hebrew name Daniel. Daniel is traditionally analyzed from Hebrew elements associated with judging and God, giving the sense “God is my judge.” The name became widely known through the biblical figure Daniel and passed into many languages. English formed the familiar shortened name Dan by retaining the opening syllable. As a personal name, it is normally capitalized, although dan also has unrelated dictionary meanings.
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