What's my name in Japanese? (make requests here!)

[shaunflan_510342]

どうもありがとうございました

[community.japanese]

Shaun Flanagan san,
Konnichiwa.
I agree with マイケルさん.
ショーン・フラナガン

マイケルさん、
こんにちは。
どうもありがとうございます。

Yuki 　由紀
Team JapanesePod101.com

[fattah3713_510543]

Hi,

What's my name in japanese.

Fattah

Thank you in advance

[community.japanese]

Fattah san,
Konnichiwa.
Are you Portuguese?
Your name should be ‘ファタ.’

Yuki 　由紀
Team JapanesePod101.com

[lawanda0811_509868]

Lawanda here!

I'm not good with Kanji by a long shot but I figured my name would be spelled ラワンだ　in Katakana since my name begins with an L right? RA sounds like LA or DA? How would my name be spelled in Kanji?

[sharadanhg]

Hello everyone!
I am Sharada from India.
者らだ -- this would be my name in Japanese? (The hiragana for 'sha' got autoconverted to a kanji letter )
Is this the right spelling?

ありがとう　ございます　

しゃらだ　(Sharada in Hiragana)

[community.japanese]

san,
konnichiwa.
Your name should be ラワンダ in Japanese.
You should not put hiragana and katakana together in your name.

san,
konnichiwa.
Your name should be シャラダ in Japanese.
Katakana is phonetically used for overseas words and doesn’t have meanings.
However, kanji have meanings.
者means ‘person.’
If you want to have kanji for your name, you should choose kanjis which have positive meanings.
How about 沙羅妥?
沙羅means ‘stewartia pseudocamellia’ which is kind of camellia and 妥indicates means ‘peaceful’ and ‘calm.’

Yuki 　由紀
Team JapanesePod101.com

[sharadanhg]

こんいちわ 由紀ーさん,

Thanks a lot for converting my name into Kanji and Katakana!
Much appreciated

So what I have learnt from your post is that:
1. Avoid using Hiragana for foreign names / words -- instead use Katakana (which does not have any meaning)
2. If one wants to have a Japanese name with meaning, use kanji with the positive meaning ON readings, like what you did with my name.

ありがとう ございます once again for your patience to explain the finer points to Japanese newcomers like me!

沙羅妥

[community.japanese]

沙羅妥 san,
Konnichiwa.
Thank you for your reply.
Regarding number 2 you mentioned, it doesn’t have to be on-reading. You can use kun-reading if you want.
Yuki 　由紀
Team JapanesePod101.com

[j.c.s.black_507401]

smith christopher justin

sumisu kurisutofaa jasutin



"been around a bit"

[community.japanese]

san,
Konnichiwa.
Your name should be スミス　クリストファー　ジャスティン.
Yuki 由紀
Team JapanesePod101.com

[Amanda-O]

Hi everyone!

What would my name be in Japanese writing?

Amanda

[Amanda-O]

Hi everyone!

What would my name be in Japanese writing?

Amanda

Anyone??

[Amanda-O]

I've found this translation online, is this correct?

Amanda
亜万多

[community.japanese]

Amanda-O さん、
Konnichiwa.
Basically, names of overseas’ people is written in katakana.
So your name should be アマンダ．
Yuki　由紀
Team JapanesePod101.com