Guy
in Japanese
凱
Gai
triumph
How Japanese people write Guyガイ
Character by character
Other ways to write Guy
鎧
Gai
armor
涯
Gai
horizon
About Guy in Japanese
In Japan, Guy is written ガイ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 凱 is read Gai. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 凱 (Gai, triumph).
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How do you write Guy in Japanese?+
Guy is written ガイ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 凱, read Gai.
What does 凱 mean?+
Character by character, 凱 means triumph.
Is 凱 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Gai and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Guy is written in katakana: ガイ.