Jasmine

in Japanese

茉莉花

Matsurika

jasmine

How Japanese people write Jasmineジャスミン

Character by character

Other ways to write Jasmine

惹寿珉

Ja · Su · Min

charm · longevity · gem stone

惹澄民

Ja · Su · Min

charm · clear · people

About Jasmine in Japanese

In Japan, Jasmine is written ジャスミン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 茉莉花 is read Matsurika. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 茉莉花 (Matsurika, jasmine).

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Questions

How do you write Jasmine in Japanese?+

Jasmine is written ジャスミン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 茉莉花, read Matsurika.

What does 茉莉花 mean?+

Character by character, 茉莉花 means jasmine.

Is 茉莉花 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Matsurika and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Jasmine is written in katakana: ジャスミン.

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