Kate

in Japanese

慶都

Kei · To

joy · capital

How Japanese people write Kateケイト

Character by character

Other ways to write Kate

恵斗

Kei · To

blessing · Big Dipper

圭翔

Kei · To

jewel · soaring

About Kate in Japanese

In Japan, Kate is written ケイト in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 慶都 is read Kei · To. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 慶 (Kei, joy), 都 (To, capital).

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Questions

How do you write Kate in Japanese?+

Kate is written ケイト in katakana. A kanji spelling is 慶都, read Kei · To.

What does 慶都 mean?+

Character by character, 慶都 means joy · capital.

Is 慶都 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Kei · To and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Kate is written in katakana: ケイト.

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