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Anonymous
Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 - 03:44 pm:   

1. Japanese Names
Would it be correct that I could use the nanori (name pronunciation) of a kanji character and use that to make an English name, such as mine, Matt (in Japanese, Matto)? Since one of the nanori pronunciations of the symbol for "pine tree" is "Ma(double consonant symbol)" and in the symbol for "person" one of the nanori pronunciations is "to," could I write my name as shown here: http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pi12345/matt.JPG
instead of just writing Matto in Katakana?
?

2. Could I write a kanji in its on-yomi (Chinese) reading, in Katakana? Meaning, that instead of writing the kanji, or "neko" in Hirigana, could I write By in Katakana?
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Anonymous
Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 11:25 pm:   

you can write anything however you want to...
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Anonymous
Posted on Monday, August 02, 2004 - 07:51 pm:   

i know how to write my name (Ryan) in katakana but i would greatly appreciate it if you could tell me how to write it in kanji. If it helps any, Ryan comes from an Irish root meaning "little king."
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Anonymous
Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 06:00 pm:   

ERIK
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Patricia Faler
Posted on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 08:46 pm:   

My best friends name is Misa,is there a special meaning for her name? She is Japanese. I would appreaciate if you could tell me if there is a special meaning for my name Patricia? My love for her and her family makes me want to love the Japanese people. Thank you !

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