Donald
in Japanese
Dō · Na · Ru · Dō
way · name · lapis lazuli · hall
Character by character
Other ways to write Donald
土南琉導
Do · Na · Ru · Dō
earth · south · precious stone · guide
道名
Dō · Na
way · name
About Donald in Japanese
In Japan, Donald is written ドナルド in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 道名瑠堂 is read Dō · Na · Ru · Dō. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 道 (Dō, way), 名 (Na, name), 瑠 (Ru, lapis lazuli), 堂 (Dō, hall).
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How do you write Donald in Japanese?+
Donald is written ドナルド in katakana. A kanji spelling is 道名瑠堂, read Dō · Na · Ru · Dō.
What does 道名瑠堂 mean?+
Character by character, 道名瑠堂 means way · name · lapis lazuli · hall.
Is 道名瑠堂 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Dō · Na · Ru · Dō and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Donald is written in katakana: ドナルド.