Carter

in Japanese

嘉多

Ka · Ta

joy · abundance

How Japanese people write Carterカーター

Character by character

Other ways to write Carter

夏汰

Ka · Ta

summer · refine

河太

Ka · Ta

river · great

About Carter in Japanese

In Japan, Carter is written カーター in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 嘉多 is read Ka · Ta. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 嘉 (Ka, joy), 多 (Ta, abundance).

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Questions

How do you write Carter in Japanese?+

Carter is written カーター in katakana. A kanji spelling is 嘉多, read Ka · Ta.

What does 嘉多 mean?+

Character by character, 嘉多 means joy · abundance.

Is 嘉多 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ka · Ta and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Carter is written in katakana: カーター.

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