Kirk
in Japanese
Ka · Ku
joy · gallop
Character by character
Other ways to write Kirk
夏久
Ka · Ku
summer · eternity
河玖
Ka · Ku
river · black jade
About Kirk in Japanese
In Japan, Kirk is written カーク in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 嘉駆 is read Ka · Ku. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 嘉 (Ka, joy), 駆 (Ku, gallop).
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How do you write Kirk in Japanese?+
Kirk is written カーク in katakana. A kanji spelling is 嘉駆, read Ka · Ku.
What does 嘉駆 mean?+
Character by character, 嘉駆 means joy · gallop.
Is 嘉駆 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ka · Ku and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Kirk is written in katakana: カーク.