| Author | Message | ||
     Anonymous |
Hello everyone! I've been all over the web trying to find answers when I stumbled on this forum. hope someone on here can please help me. First of all, I am not looking to translate my name into Japanese but looking to write a Japanese name in Japanese. (Yes, yes, I know it sounds really weird. But please bear with me.) I am currently generating a character for the Legend of the Five Rings roleplaying game and would like to have some semblance of authenticity for my character. But I'm having trouble finding the characters for the name I have in mind. My character's family name is set by the game so I can't change it. It is Mirumoto but I have no idea what it means or even if it's a real Japanese name. I just know that "moto" means base or origin. Is there a meaning for Mirumoto? And how would you write it out in kanji? I want her first name to mean "blessed treasure" (it ties in to her character history) but I could not find the exact translation for it. I, however, found the names Sachi (which means blessed) and Takara (which means treasure). Can I just combine them and make her first name Sachi Takara? Or is there one word that means blessed/fortunate treasure? How would you write that in kanji? Or rather, can you write that in kanji? So, is there hope for me or should I just give up? Please help! Thanks a bunch! TA ... Yung | ||
| linda |
How do I write Matsui in Japanese | ||
| Mr. Anonymous |
MATSUI: 松井 松居 待井 末井 まつい マツイ 松伊 マツ井 松井 list goes oooon, and ooooon, and oooooooooooooooon. | ||
| Matjlav |
Er... "Mirumoto" isn't a Japanese surname. But "Moto" as a Japanese surname can be the following:  Sachi Takara would be a perfectly fine thing to name that character. No, there is not one word meaning "blessed treasure." Sachi Takara would mean "fortunate/happy treasure". Anyway, here is the kanji.  The forst one means "Sachi," and the second "Takara," if you couldn't guess. どう致しまして！ You're welcome! | ||
| Matjlav |
OH yeah! The "moto"s from top to bottom in english are: book origin fur door ambition capital | ||
| Matjlav |
oh yeah, and maybe it shouldn't be "Sachi Takara," but "Kouhou" or "Sakiho" It means the same thing; just shorter. | ||
| Mr. Anonymous |
Kouhou sounds like 広報 which means PR (public relations) | ||
| Mr. Anonymous |
(add an "ha, ha, ha") | ||
| Timothy Baumgarden |
hey i'm trying to remember the names of two boys i used to know and i don't have much to go by. all i have is that they are both japanese and their mom had told me the meanings of their names. one's name means either phoenix or pegasus, the other's means either Dragon king or dragon prince. i also have the name of one = shoma, i'm not sure how it's spelled.and the nick-name for the other = tuo, i'm not sure how that one is spelled either. please help me find out there names (i can't ask them or their mother). please. | ||
| Mr. Anonymous |
翔馬 (shouma) means flying horse (pegasus) 龍王 (ryuuou) means dragon king | ||
| Timothy Baumgarden |
thank you very much that helps alot. i know now that shouma was his name. but is there a name meaning dragon prince? (i just want to make sure that i have the second one right) | ||
| Mr. Anonymous |
it would be said the same way... maybe written like 龍皇.... | ||
| username |
How would you write Matsumoto in kanji? And what does kimi by itself mean and how would you write it? Thanks!!! | ||
| Mr. Anonymous |
kimi can be many, many things... but i think you mean the one that is "you" for close friends. 君 matumoto can be written as 松本 or 松元 or 枩本 or 松下 or 待本 etc etc etc | ||
| JOHANNA |
Hi! I'm trying to find out how to write my and my daughters name in Japanese. Can you help me PLEASE! We take Karate and one of our homework is to find out how to write our names in Japanese. My name and last name is: Johanna Rivera My daughters name,middle and last name is: Milagros Alexandria Rivera Thanks for your help! JR/MAR | ||
| Anonymous |
can i have the name HITOMI in kanji and the meaning of the name please. thank you | ||
| Anonymous |
Hi, I am trying to figure out how to write my boyfriend's grandmother's name in Japanese (kanji). Her name is Yoshiko. I also wanted to see how to write "Happy" in Kanji as well. Can anyone help me out? I'd appreciate it! | ||
| Linton Richards |
I want ot know how my name looks in Jap?. My name is Linton Richards. I also want to know how my nickname looks? My nickname is LinX NINJA | ||
| MelanieWilmar |
I want to get my name in a tattoo.. But I don't know how to write it or rather what is the real way to write it. Can you help. Melanie | ||
| kiyomi |
i would like to know how to spell kiyomi using japanese letters | ||
| Anonymous |
i too would like to know how to write kiyomi in kanji | ||
| Anonymous |
As Mr. Anonymous writes earlier in this thread, it is not all that easy to give you the kanji for Japanese names written in romaji, unless you have been given the kanji meaning for the name. Many kanji characters are homophones, sounding exactly alike but with totally different meaning and origin. Common names like Yoko or Hiroshi can have tens (and even hundreds?) of variations in kanji. The choice is up to the person who gives the name to the child or anime character. So, I personally think it is not wise to guess the kanji of a living person (especially a grandmother) and you should opt for safer romaji Yoshiko. Wrong choices can be offending, since the meaning of the kanji symbols is vitally important in a name. Same for Kiyomi. Safe to ask the person who gave you the name, if that's your name. | ||
| Masatoshi-san |
What about mine? "Masatoshi". BTW, how do you write those added words; "-chan", "-san", "-kun", "-sama", etc. in Japanese as well? I want "Masatoshi-san" translated as well as just "Masatoshi". Thanks. *Notices he needs to go to college really badly* | ||
| Anonymous |
Masatoshi is a combination of two kanji, making the possibilities run into the hundreds. My Windows XP IME churned out at least 20 combinations for Masatoshi using just the most ordinary kanjis only. Except for "sama (様)," others are written in hiragana: ちゃん (chan) さん (san) くん (kun) If you want your name in kanji, you must consult a native Japanese speaker to select the kanji characters that fit the image you hope to create. Hope this helps. | ||
| Anonymous |
Also...an educated one who knows a lot about kanji. | ||
| Masatoshi-san |
I can ask. That still helps me somewhat. arigato gouzaimasu for trying. ja ne! | ||
| Seth |
I need to know what the japenese symbol for Beast is for a tatoo. | ||
| Anonymous |
獣 | ||
| Shawn Seabrook |
There's a web page that helps you generate Japanese text at: http://i33www.ira.uka.de/~bgarz/nihongoshoho/JapaneseTextProcessing Two things: for foreign names and words, you'll need to use Katakana... and there are certain words that can't be translated directly because (for example) Japanese doesn't differentiate between 'L' and 'R' (so if your name was Jack London, you would enter your name as JAKU RONDON ...the letter 'U' is used like a silent 'K' in English... except it's used at the end of the words. This is why Japanese people sound like they're ending their sentences with an exhale... they're muttering the 'U' quietly!) You'll get the hang of it. | ||
| Anonymous |
How do you write ichigo ichie in kanji, vertically? | ||
| Tracey Davis |
Can you please translate my "canadian name" Tracey Dawn Davis into Japenese symbols!!?? | ||
| Matjlav Username: Matjlav Registered: 07-2003 |
Tracey Dawn Davis: トレーシー・ドーン・デビス Ichigo is written as: 一 悟 However, this is a small picture of everything that Ichie could be written as. (f means female name, g means either gender, u means unclassified)  So, a lot of possibilities there. Sorry ^^;; | ||
| Anonymous |
i would like to know how to write ambition Thanks in advance | ||
| Ms. Anon |
Ichigo ichie is: 一期一会 (a phrase meaning each encounter is new and therefore precious) Ambition: 野心 (as in ambition for a political career, etc.) | ||
| omar Hiramine |
hi my grandparents were japanese they died when i was 4 my dad and his brothers and sister were born in peru so they only speak a little japanese but they cant write it , now they live in japan but i dont get to talk to them i would like to know what my fathers name means and what my name means and my sisters also , my dads name i know how it sounds because thats what they used to called him at home i dont know if its spell moto or motto i want to know what it means and what name sounds like motokichi or motoichi i dont know and my sisters name is hatsumi if anyone can email me this ill be very happy and thankful thanks oh and i also wonder what my last name means Hiramine | ||
| Ms. Anon |
Omar, I'd love to help you, but even Japanese cannot guess the correct Japanese writing for Japanese names written in the alphabet (romaji). There are too many homophones (characters with same pronunciation but totally different meanings) in Japanese kanji, and therefore literally thousands of combinations. However, I can give you an educated guess for your family name. There are two possibilities. It is either 平峰 or 平嶺. Remember that there may be other possibilities, too. | ||
| Anonymous |
Can you please tell me how to write the name Sarah in Japanese characters. Thankyou | ||
| Shawn Seabrook |
If you follow this link: http://i33www.ira.uka.de/~bgarz/nihongoshoho/JapaneseTextProcessing and enter SERA or SEHARA in upper-case letters, you'll get something close. As is the case with most languages, it's difficult to convey certain vocal idiosynchrasies when translating (the stuck-in-throat 'g' sound in Japanese (arigato), the softening sound of the Umlaut in German (schön) etc.). Japanese is more phonetic than most tongues so think literally and have fun. Certain spellings of Western words into Japanese I have used recently include 'uebu' for web and 'siburuku' for Seabrook (my surname). | ||
| Anonymous |
how do i write ronin vertically? | ||
| Matjlav Username: Matjlav Registered: 07-2003 |
Well, take the translation I gave you, and change it to vertical writing. Left to right = up to down. | ||
| Anonymous |
hi im in this game called dagorhir and i need to kno how to write kagato in japanese | ||
| Matjlav Username: Matjlav Registered: 07-2003 |
Kagato - カガト どう致しまして！ You're welcome! | ||
| Al Valentyn |
Yo everyone Is there any way to write Nightmare in japanese. Pease this will really help me to make my online game characters stand out. THX  | ||
| Amit |
how do i write Amit in japenese | ||
| Inuyasha |
I really want to know how to spell Ryu in Japenese | ||
| Shannon |
I would be very grateful if i could have my daughters names Kiyomi(clear & beauty) and Kiyara (clear aura) translated into symbols, and if you could email me the picture of the symbols to angellove1912@yahoo.com, it would be so helpful. Thank you | ||
| C-J |
Help please, I'm trying to find the Japanese or Chinese symbol for blessed. If anyone knows what it is and where to find it please let me know. Thank you | ||
| Anonymous |
I would like to have my sons name tattooed, please could you show me the japanese characters for Harvey. Thanks. | ||
| elysia louise |
I would like to know the japanese symbols for the words 'monkey' , 'and' , 'chicken'... please can anybody help?? Many thanks if you can!!! x |