Bobby
in Japanese
Bō · Bi
wish · Bishamon (guardian god)
Character by character
Other ways to write Bobby
慕毘
Bo · Bi
adore · Bishamon (guardian god)
望美
Bō · Bi
wish · beauty
About Bobby in Japanese
In Japan, Bobby is written ボビー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 望毘 is read Bō · Bi. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 望 (Bō, wish), 毘 (Bi, Bishamon (guardian god)).
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How do you write Bobby in Japanese?+
Bobby is written ボビー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 望毘, read Bō · Bi.
What does 望毘 mean?+
Character by character, 望毘 means wish · Bishamon (guardian god).
Is 望毘 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Bō · Bi and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Bobby is written in katakana: ボビー.