Anne
in Japanese
杏
An
apricot
How Japanese people write Anneアン
Character by character
Other ways to write Anne
安
An
peace
晏
An
calm sky
About Anne in Japanese
In Japan, Anne is written アン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 杏 is read An. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 杏 (An, apricot).
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How do you write Anne in Japanese?+
Anne is written アン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 杏, read An.
What does 杏 mean?+
Character by character, 杏 means apricot.
Is 杏 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as An and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Anne is written in katakana: アン.