Matthew
in Japanese
Ma · Shū
truth · excellence
Character by character
Other ways to write Matthew
磨修
Ma · Shū
polish · cultivate
万珠
Ma · Shu
ten thousand · pearl
About Matthew in Japanese
In Japan, Matthew is written マシュー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 真秀 is read Ma · Shū. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 真 (Ma, truth), 秀 (Shū, excellence).
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How do you write Matthew in Japanese?+
Matthew is written マシュー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 真秀, read Ma · Shū.
What does 真秀 mean?+
Character by character, 真秀 means truth · excellence.
Is 真秀 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ma · Shū and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Matthew is written in katakana: マシュー.