Ian
in Japanese
I · An
greatness · peace
Character by character
Other ways to write Ian
依安
I · An
devotion · peace
唯庵
I · An
unique · hermitage
About Ian in Japanese
In Japan, Ian is written イアン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 偉安 is read I · An. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 偉 (I, greatness), 安 (An, peace).
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How do you write Ian in Japanese?+
Ian is written イアン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 偉安, read I · An.
What does 偉安 mean?+
Character by character, 偉安 means greatness · peace.
Is 偉安 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as I · An and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Ian is written in katakana: イアン.