Brendan
in Japanese
Bu · Ren · Dan
bravery · integrity · sandalwood
Character by character
Other ways to write Brendan
武蓮暖
Bu · Ren · Dan
bravery · lotus · warmth
歩錬壇
Bu · Ren · Dan
step · forge · stage
About Brendan in Japanese
In Japan, Brendan is written ブレンダン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 武廉檀 is read Bu · Ren · Dan. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 武 (Bu, bravery), 廉 (Ren, integrity), 檀 (Dan, sandalwood).
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How do you write Brendan in Japanese?+
Brendan is written ブレンダン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 武廉檀, read Bu · Ren · Dan.
What does 武廉檀 mean?+
Character by character, 武廉檀 means bravery · integrity · sandalwood.
Is 武廉檀 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Bu · Ren · Dan and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Brendan is written in katakana: ブレンダン.