Nancy
in Japanese
Nan · Shi
south · poetry
Character by character
Other ways to write Nancy
楠志
Nan · Shi
camphor tree · aspiration
南紫
Nan · Shi
south · purple
About Nancy in Japanese
In Japan, Nancy is written ナンシー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 南詩 is read Nan · Shi. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 南 (Nan, south), 詩 (Shi, poetry).
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How do you write Nancy in Japanese?+
Nancy is written ナンシー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 南詩, read Nan · Shi.
What does 南詩 mean?+
Character by character, 南詩 means south · poetry.
Is 南詩 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Nan · Shi and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Nancy is written in katakana: ナンシー.