Want to write names in Japanese?
You would better to find reliable Japanese translator as finding right words for your
name can be tricky in Japanese, you would like to choose right words and meaning for
yourself and there are some words you should not use for the names.
1. Choose a Japanese character There are three kinds of characters in Japanese:
hiragana, katakana , kanji.
a) Hiragana e.g. まぁく(Mark) like the alphabet, represent sounds and are use to spell
words. As you can see in the above example, it has a roundish shape.
b) Katakana e.g.マーク (Mark) Like hiragana, also represent sounds and used to spell
words. These symbols are more angular and straight compared to hiragana and kanji
(see below). They are used for foreign words. So if you are not Japanese, Katakana are
suitable than Hiragana.
c) Kanji e.g. 真亜久 etc. (Mark) Kanji characters represent a word or meaning on their
own.
Note: You will have certain hiragana or katakana depending on the sound of your name,
but there are thousands of kanji in the Japanese language and also several kanji for
each sound, dependent on which kanji you prefer to use. You can choose your Kanji
either by its appearance or by the meaning of the character.
Choose (a)Hiragana?
Go to 3 in main page.
Choose (b)Katakana? Go to 3 in main page
Choose (c) Kanji?
Go to 2.
2. Choose your Kanji Now you need to choose one Kanji for the sounds that make up
your name. There are several kanji for one sound. For example, we will show how we
can translate the name ‘Mark’ into Japanese. If we break down how Japanese say the
name Mark, it becomes ma a ku. (There is no exact same sounds like r, k, b, c, d,f,
g,h,l,m,p,q,s,t,v,w,x,z, and so we have to use similar – but not the same – sounds in the
Japanese alphabet such as a, ku, bu, shi, do, fu, gu, etc.)
For example,
Kanji for ma:
磨(make things shine), 真(truth), 間(space), 魔(evil), 馬(horse)
Kanji for a:
亜(just a sound),安(relief), 愛(love)
Kanji for ku:
久(forever), 区(area), 句(word), 九(nine), 駆(run), 紅(red)
Kanji for aku:
開(open), 空(sky), 明(light), 握(grip)
So using the various options above, “Mark(maaku)”, we can choose words for “ma”
+”a”+”ku” or”ma”+”aku”. 真亜久-endless truth.
We will discuss the perfect Kanji for you based on each Kanji’s appearance and the
underlying meaning. All you need to do is choose one out of a few suggestions we will
give you.