Matilda
in Japanese
Ma · Chi · Ru · Da
truth · wisdom · lapis lazuli · helm
Character by character
Other ways to write Matilda
茉智琉大
Ma · Chi · Ru · Da
jasmine · intelligence · precious stone · great
万千流舵
Ma · Chi · Ru · Da
ten thousand · thousand · flow · helm
About Matilda in Japanese
In Japan, Matilda is written マチルダ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 真知瑠舵 is read Ma · Chi · Ru · Da. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 真 (Ma, truth), 知 (Chi, wisdom), 瑠 (Ru, lapis lazuli), 舵 (Da, helm).
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How do you write Matilda in Japanese?+
Matilda is written マチルダ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 真知瑠舵, read Ma · Chi · Ru · Da.
What does 真知瑠舵 mean?+
Character by character, 真知瑠舵 means truth · wisdom · lapis lazuli · helm.
Is 真知瑠舵 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ma · Chi · Ru · Da and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Matilda is written in katakana: マチルダ.