Jonathan
in Japanese
Jō · Na · San
stature · south · radiance
Character by character
Other ways to write Jonathan
如名讃
Jo · Na · San
thus · name · praise
恕七珊
Jo · Na · San
forgiveness · seven · coral
About Jonathan in Japanese
In Japan, Jonathan is written ジョナサン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 丈南燦 is read Jō · Na · San. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 丈 (Jō, stature), 南 (Na, south), 燦 (San, radiance).
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How do you write Jonathan in Japanese?+
Jonathan is written ジョナサン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 丈南燦, read Jō · Na · San.
What does 丈南燦 mean?+
Character by character, 丈南燦 means stature · south · radiance.
Is 丈南燦 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Jō · Na · San and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Jonathan is written in katakana: ジョナサン.