Ivy
in Japanese
蔦
Tsuta
ivy
How Japanese people write Ivyアイヴィー
Character by character
Other ways to write Ivy
愛美
Ai · Bi
love · beauty
藍毘
Ai · Bi
indigo · Bishamon (guardian god)
About Ivy in Japanese
In Japan, Ivy is written アイヴィー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 蔦 is read Tsuta. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 蔦 (Tsuta, ivy).
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How do you write Ivy in Japanese?+
Ivy is written アイヴィー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 蔦, read Tsuta.
What does 蔦 mean?+
Character by character, 蔦 means ivy.
Is 蔦 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Tsuta and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Ivy is written in katakana: アイヴィー.