Nathan
in Japanese
Nei · San
serenity · radiance
Character by character
Other ways to write Nathan
寧讃
Nei · San
serenity · praise
音依燦
Ne · I · San
sound · devotion · radiance
About Nathan in Japanese
In Japan, Nathan is written ネイサン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 寧燦 is read Nei · San. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 寧 (Nei, serenity), 燦 (San, radiance).
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How do you write Nathan in Japanese?+
Nathan is written ネイサン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 寧燦, read Nei · San.
What does 寧燦 mean?+
Character by character, 寧燦 means serenity · radiance.
Is 寧燦 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Nei · San and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Nathan is written in katakana: ネイサン.