Marcus

in Japanese

磨嘉寿

Ma · Ka · Su

polish · joy · longevity

How Japanese people write Marcusマーカス

Character by character

Other ways to write Marcus

真夏澄

Ma · Ka · Su

truth · summer · clear

万華素

Ma · Ka · Su

ten thousand · flower · pure

About Marcus in Japanese

In Japan, Marcus is written マーカス in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 磨嘉寿 is read Ma · Ka · Su. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 磨 (Ma, polish), 嘉 (Ka, joy), 寿 (Su, longevity).

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Questions

How do you write Marcus in Japanese?+

Marcus is written マーカス in katakana. A kanji spelling is 磨嘉寿, read Ma · Ka · Su.

What does 磨嘉寿 mean?+

Character by character, 磨嘉寿 means polish · joy · longevity.

Is 磨嘉寿 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ma · Ka · Su and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Marcus is written in katakana: マーカス.

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