Johnny

in Japanese

丈仁

Jō · Ni

stature · benevolence

How Japanese people write Johnnyジョニー

Character by character

Other ways to write Johnny

如丹

Jo · Ni

thus · vermilion

恕新

Jo · Ni

forgiveness · new

About Johnny in Japanese

In Japan, Johnny is written ジョニー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 丈仁 is read Jō · Ni. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 丈 (Jō, stature), 仁 (Ni, benevolence).

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Questions

How do you write Johnny in Japanese?+

Johnny is written ジョニー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 丈仁, read Jō · Ni.

What does 丈仁 mean?+

Character by character, 丈仁 means stature · benevolence.

Is 丈仁 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Jō · Ni and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Johnny is written in katakana: ジョニー.

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