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