Josh
in Japanese
Jō · Shū
stature · excellence
Character by character
Other ways to write Josh
如修
Jo · Shū
thus · cultivate
恕珠
Jo · Shu
forgiveness · pearl
About Josh in Japanese
In Japan, Josh is written ジョシュ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 丈秀 is read Jō · Shū. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 丈 (Jō, stature), 秀 (Shū, excellence).
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How do you write Josh in Japanese?+
Josh is written ジョシュ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 丈秀, read Jō · Shū.
What does 丈秀 mean?+
Character by character, 丈秀 means stature · excellence.
Is 丈秀 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Jō · Shū and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Josh is written in katakana: ジョシュ.