Kai
in Japanese
海
Kai
sea
How Japanese people write Kaiカイ
Character by character
Other ways to write Kai
魁
Kai
pioneer
開
Kai
open
About Kai in Japanese
In Japan, Kai is written カイ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 海 is read Kai. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 海 (Kai, sea).
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How do you write Kai in Japanese?+
Kai is written カイ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 海, read Kai.
What does 海 mean?+
Character by character, 海 means sea.
Is 海 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Kai and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Kai is written in katakana: カイ.