Joy
in Japanese
Jo · I
thus · devotion
Character by character
Other ways to write Joy
恕衣
Jo · I
forgiveness · garment
喜
Yorokobi
joy
About Joy in Japanese
In Japan, Joy is written ジョイ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 如依 is read Jo · I. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 如 (Jo, thus), 依 (I, devotion).
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How do you write Joy in Japanese?+
Joy is written ジョイ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 如依, read Jo · I.
What does 如依 mean?+
Character by character, 如依 means thus · devotion.
Is 如依 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Jo · I and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Joy is written in katakana: ジョイ.