That would be nice, but Derek's not my real name. Idk how i feel about sharing my real name, but you guys seem trust worthy. If you guys swear not to use it, I'll tell you.The most common approach would be to transliterate your name as it's pronounced, using katakana. So like "Derek" would be デレク (dereku) or デレック (derekku), depending on how you prefer to pronounce it.
The second approach would be to choose "ateji," which are kanji used for their sounds to make a name, similar to how foreign names are written in Chinese. With a skilled translator, you can sometimes find a combination of kanji that both approximate your English name and have a meaning that you like.
Translating the meaning alone to create a name will usually result in something that wouldn't be recognizable as your name, and may not even be immediately obvious that it's a name at all.
Sharing your name won't change the answer above. So there's no need to share it. However I'll guess Christopher based on what you said above.That would be nice, but Derek's not my real name. Idk how i feel about sharing my real name, but you guys seem trust worthy. If you guys swear not to use it, I'll tell you.
You prob looked up a name that means what i said above. I'm serious though. Don't use it.Sharing your name won't change the answer above. So there's no need to share it. However I'll guess Christopher based on what you said above.
Sure thing, Derek.You prob looked up a name that means what i said above. I'm serious though. Don't use it.
I believe this is the ateji approach that nice gaijin told you about. In Chinese, foreign words are assigned hanzi with similar pronunciation. OR they are assigned characters based on meaning. OR some combination thereof. In Japanese, however, these two approaches are rare and katakana is almost always used now. But that's not to say that you can't do the same in Japanese. People still do it for names as you're trying to do. Usually for the purpose of creating hanko or tattoos.Anyway, that's my name in kanji. One of the translations, at least.
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Good to know.Sure thing, Derek.
I believe this is the ateji approach that nice gaijin told you about. In Chinese, foreign words are assigned hanzi with similar pronunciation. OR they are assigned characters based on meaning. OR some combination thereof. In Japanese, however, these two approaches are rare and katakana is almost always used now. But that's not to say that you can't do the same in Japanese. People still do it for names as you're trying to do. Usually for the purpose of creating hanko or tattoos.
I got that, I was just giving an example to explain the approach.That would be nice, but Derek's not my real name. Idk how i feel about sharing my real name, but you guys seem trust worthy. If you guys swear not to use it, I'll tell you.
lol, my last name starts with this kanji symbol 鬼. Unfortunately.I got that, I was just giving an example to explain the approach.
Usually a name in Chinese would be 3 characters, one for the surname and two for the given name, such as 李小龍, (Cantonese: Lee Siu-Loong, Mandarin: Lee Xiao-Long), the Chinese stage name for Bruce Lee. He was born Lee Jun-fan (李振藩), and as is common for people of Chinese descent, he simply had a separate given name to navigate the English-speaking world. A lot of meaning can be packed into those three characters:
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When western individuals and entities translate their names into Chinese, they take an approach like the "ateji" I mentioned, trying to find some approximation of balances pronunciation, length, and meaning (as more of an afterthought). This is because Chinese does not have a syllabary like Japanese, so everything is written in hanzi (kanji).
汤姆・克鲁斯 - Tāng mǔ · Kè lǔ sī
赵喜娜 (simplified) / 趙喜娜 (traditional) - Zhào XǐnàTom Cruise. Note that the given name/surname order is western style
麦当劳 - Mài dāng láoJohn Cena's stage name. In a twist, his first name "John" is made into "Zhao," a Chinese surname, so it seems like a somewhat "normal" name in Chinese while still maintaining the same word order (and overall pronunciation) as his English name
McDonald's
Japanese names are usually, but not always, two (or sometimes three) kanji each for surname and given name. Kanji in Japanese can be pronounced differently depending on the context, so they will have furigana (using the aforementioned syllabaries of Japanese) to specify the exact pronunciation of the name.
Some foreigners do choose the Ateji approach and approximate their name, such as 有道出人 (Arudō Debido, formerly David Aldwinckle), who formally changed his name, but most simply use katakana.
The transliteration you provided looks to include both your first and last name, seems like something a "name translator" online would provide, as it would try to transliterate every syllable to a kanji with an approximate sound, but it just produces a far-too-long mess of kanji. If you're trying to most closely approximate the pronunciation of your name in Japanese, just use katakana.
クリス (kurisu) or クリストファー (kurisutofaa)
Your last name would be written according to how it's pronounced. If I read your ateji correctly, ギャリソン (gyarison) would be the most common way to transliterate "Garrison." That word does have an actual meaning that can be translated into Japanese words, but if you were to use one of those Japanese words as your name it would probably just cause confusion.
ok so the onyomi for 雅 is "ga," so I assumed it was a part of your last name unless your name is Christophergalol, my last name starts with this kanji symbol 鬼. Unfortunately.
Why did my last name have to start with the kanji for demon? WHY!?ok so the onyomi for 雅 is "ga," so I assumed it was a part of your last name unless your name is Christopherga
埼浬暗... Killian? would be キリアン in katakana
what? 埼 does not have that meaningWhy did my last name have to start with the kanji for demon? WHY!?
Judging from his this post,what? 埼 does not have that meaning
he might get an answer/example for Killian that starts with 鬼 somewhere. Or, he might come to know an old ateji 鬼利死丹 for "Christian."lol, my last name starts with this kanji symbol 鬼. Unfortunately.
Contemptuous transcriptions such as 切支丹 and 鬼利死丹 (which use kanji with negative connotations) came into use during the Edo Period when Christianity was a forbidden religion.
FYI, 鬼 doesn't always have negative connotations. It can mean "strong", "big", "great" or something like that. In fact, there really are Japanese names that use 鬼, for example, the founder of Asics Corporation 鬼塚喜八郎 Onitsuka Kihachirō, a TV drama director 鬼頭理三 Kitō Michizō or a famous philosopher 九鬼周造 Kuki Shūzō.Why did my last name have to start with the kanji for demon? WHY!?
my first thoughtincidentally, the surname of my music teacher in junior high school was just a single kanji 鬼, reading simply "Oni." He didn't have any horns on his head, of course.
The prefix "ki" can have this kanji: 鬼. There are multiple kanji translations for my last name of KIllian.what? 埼 does not have that meaning
Did you not read anything I wrote? The kanji you provided are completely random except their onyomi somewhat approximate the sounds in your name, put together it's pretty much gibberish when read for meaning.
but... the one you provided doesn't use that kanji, and you started lamenting out of nowhere that your name started with the kanji for demon.The prefix "ki" can have this kanji: 鬼. There are multiple kanji translations for my last name of KIllian.
Yes, but since the prefix "ki" correlates with the kanji "鬼" that's what i was mad about. It can be used, but not always.but... the one you provided doesn't use that kanji, and you started lamenting out of nowhere that your name started with the kanji for demon.
Just don't use Ateji, and use katakana like nearly everyone else.Yes, but since the prefix "ki" correlates with the kanji "鬼" that's what i was mad about. It can be used, but not always.
Bet.Just don't use Ateji, and use katakana like nearly everyone else.