Dorothy
in Japanese
Dō · Ro · Shi
guide · dew · poetry
Character by character
Other ways to write Dorothy
道朗志
Dō · Rō · Shi
way · clarity · aspiration
土呂紫
Do · Ro · Shi
earth · tone · purple
About Dorothy in Japanese
In Japan, Dorothy is written ドロシー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 導露詩 is read Dō · Ro · Shi. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 導 (Dō, guide), 露 (Ro, dew), 詩 (Shi, poetry).
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How do you write Dorothy in Japanese?+
Dorothy is written ドロシー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 導露詩, read Dō · Ro · Shi.
What does 導露詩 mean?+
Character by character, 導露詩 means guide · dew · poetry.
Is 導露詩 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Dō · Ro · Shi and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Dorothy is written in katakana: ドロシー.