Aidan
in Japanese
Ei · Dan
excellence · sandalwood
Character by character
Other ways to write Aidan
栄暖
Ei · Dan
prosperity · warmth
瑛壇
Ei · Dan
crystal sparkle · stage
About Aidan in Japanese
In Japan, Aidan is written エイダン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 英檀 is read Ei · Dan. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 英 (Ei, excellence), 檀 (Dan, sandalwood).
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How do you write Aidan in Japanese?+
Aidan is written エイダン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 英檀, read Ei · Dan.
What does 英檀 mean?+
Character by character, 英檀 means excellence · sandalwood.
Is 英檀 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ei · Dan and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Aidan is written in katakana: エイダン.