Michael
in Japanese
Mai · Ke · Ru
advance · home · lapis lazuli
Character by character
Other ways to write Michael
舞華瑠
Mai · Ke · Ru
dance · flower · lapis lazuli
舞慶瑠
Mai · Kei · Ru
dance · joy · lapis lazuli
About Michael in Japanese
In Japan, Michael is written マイケル in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 邁家瑠 is read Mai · Ke · Ru. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 邁 (Mai, advance), 家 (Ke, home), 瑠 (Ru, lapis lazuli).
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How do you write Michael in Japanese?+
Michael is written マイケル in katakana. A kanji spelling is 邁家瑠, read Mai · Ke · Ru.
What does 邁家瑠 mean?+
Character by character, 邁家瑠 means advance · home · lapis lazuli.
Is 邁家瑠 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Mai · Ke · Ru and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Michael is written in katakana: マイケル.