Max

in Japanese

磨駆寿

Ma · Ku · Su

polish · gallop · longevity

How Japanese people write Maxマックス

Character by character

Other ways to write Max

真玖澄

Ma · Ku · Su

truth · black jade · clear

万久素

Ma · Ku · Su

ten thousand · eternity · pure

About Max in Japanese

In Japan, Max is written マックス in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 磨駆寿 is read Ma · Ku · Su. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 磨 (Ma, polish), 駆 (Ku, gallop), 寿 (Su, longevity).

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Questions

How do you write Max in Japanese?+

Max is written マックス in katakana. A kanji spelling is 磨駆寿, read Ma · Ku · Su.

What does 磨駆寿 mean?+

Character by character, 磨駆寿 means polish · gallop · longevity.

Is 磨駆寿 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ma · Ku · Su and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Max is written in katakana: マックス.

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