Name in kanji
 

Hello!

I'm new here!
I was on another board before but couldn't get any answers..

I'm looking for a way to write my name in Kanji, so I've come up with this, and I would like you to tell me how would you pronounce it...

友気

thank you! :D

I don't get this. You don't know how your own name is pronounced?

The only way Japanese native speakers would read 友気 is ゆうき. Any other way would be unnatural. If I may add, 友気 looks pretty strange. 気 is rarely used in names if ever.

LOL of course I know how to pronounce my own name LOL

But I am not japanese, and I wanted to find a nice way to write my name in kanji..

My name is Yuki, but with the "yuki" kanji, I'm not sure.. I HATE SNOW! lol
So I was looking for others kanji that, when pronounced, sounds like "yuki" (or yuuki here)..

that's the story ;)

And why this one -> 気 is rarely used in names?
It has a awesome signification ! (if I am right... isn't it the spirit/mind/nature/heart ?)

:)

Here you go. Take your pick

http://www.hapinemu.net/name/nadukec...6%A4%AD&save=1

here is your other spelling

http://www.hapinemu.net/name/nadukec...6%A4%AD&save=1

be sure and click the numbers at the bottom to scroll through all your options

thanks Rick, but why my first "mix" doesn't work?
I want kanjis with a signification that suit me...

Because it would be read as yuuki not yuki? It's like the difference between stephen and steven, or the difference between two, to and too. They all might sound the same but they're not the same word. Also, if your name is really is Yuki, wouldn't it be more important what your parents had in mind when they named you, rather than what you want? ^^; I wasn't ever able to rename myself just because I didn't used to like what my parents named me.

My parents didn't name me that way..

I did... I renamed myself because I wasn't able to live with the name my parents gave me in the first place... but I didn't know back then that Yuki meant snow LOL ...

I just been told that 友気 would sound "odd" but would work..

I don't know that it really "works".. like in what capacity.. like.. japanese people can look at it and maybe say "yuuki" when they see it? Because as far as I know 友気 is not a word, nor has it ever been written like that for a name. So I would say that it is in fact awkward. You probably should stick to the lists that I found for you. Maybe considering you are not Japanese it might be ok... But who, or what is this for? Are you going to start signing your name like this or something?

Well I will look at the list to see the meaning of each kanji, but I've already done that before...

Well it is for me, I don't know if I'm gonna sign that way, I just wanted to find a way that suits me to write my name in kanji!
I have the "chance" to decide how i'm gonna write it, I want something nice ;)

For the same reason "table" doesn't work as a name in English: because it sounds weird to native speakers.

Also, teeechnically since you're not Japanese but have a Japanese name, you are supposed to write your name in katakana, not kanji.

i just can't believe that this thread was entertained for so long o.O'
like the guy said above, you can't have a name in kanji.
in katakana, yes, but you prolly wouldn't be too satisfied w/ the way it's pronounced nor written
and.... why, for the love of satan, did you decided to "change" your name to yuki? o.O'

im' sorry... but that's just silly >.>''

So is it your nick name? or did you legaly change your name to Yuki.
Also,
....why did you put san at the end of your sign in name

So you decided to change your name. You do it and change it into a foreign language you don't know and pick a random word whose meaning you ignore.

That beats by far people coming in here asking for a tattoo word. As per how to write it, what does it matter? You are not Japanese nor speak it. I didn't understand if you live in Japan (but I doubt it), so spell it the way you like and pass it for Yuki.
(And why did you use Yukiko as a screen name?)

Yuuki and Yuki do not sound the same. To Japanese ears they might as well be the difference between Steven and Charlie.

But your second point is the more important one.

Considering he/she is not Japanese I think it is probably less OK. Since when do people all of a sudden get to give themselves names in kanji?

What "chance" is this?

The only chance I can think of is if you are changing to a Japanese citizenship. Is that what is happening?

Put it this way. You are not Japanese. You are not from Japan. Your name is not Yuki, Yuuki or Yukiko, so it really doesn't matter what kanji you choose to write it, as it isn't your name anyway.

Alright, once and for all, this is the definitive answer to OP's question(s):
How do you write "Yuki" in Japanese? ユキ
How do you write "Yuuki" in Japanese? ユーキ

I know, just taking that little short cut was just the easiest way to make the connection between the difference in stephen and steven. ^^; No offense to the OP, but considering she asked why it doesn't work, I don't think she is entirely concerned with the difference between yuuki and yuki.

well, I understand how different yuuki and yuki can sound.
I'll change my choice then..

And just WOW!
So many questions about my freaking name!!
yuujirou : it is SOOOO not of your business why I changed my name! :eek:
I don't have to discuss that part of my life with all of you!

chryuop : yukikosan is a screenname right?! a SCREENname... I could have chosen IAMME187238 if I wanted to!
What's the problem with my screenname?! can't I chose the screenname I want when I register to a forum or must I ask permission to the members before!?

Son of a gun I NEVER thought I would see THAT MUST judgement from all of you!! :eek:

I came here to have some answers, and I got them!
Thanks but dudes, you really aren't nice to other people!!
Just because you don't understand why I changed my name, LEGALLY, that doesn't give you the right to judge me.

Yes, I didn't know what Yuki meant when I picked it.. BIG DEAL!!!
I didn't know what Nadjat meant either when I gave this name to my little girl!! SO WHAT!
Is that really an issue or what!...

Yeah, generally I know that it is true, I was simply thinking about foreigners who become Japanese citizens. I believe they have to choose Kanji for their names.

To be fair, probably since guys with Chinese names got to call themselves some Western name while in the US.

jackie chan, bruce lee.

And this haughty attitude is why people hate answering this sort of "my name in Japanese" question here.

The problem is that you CANNOT add "san" to the end of your own name. Nor can you add "chan" or anything.

Although technically my experience with my Japanese friendgirls suggests it's OK to add ピョン to the end of your own name. ;)

Answer to this, all of you : are you all japanese?? What is your nationality??

D*mn you haven't got yet that "yukikosan" is only a SCREEN NAME" ???
It's nit my actual name for god's sake....

Where I come from, many people have or give names from other culture and nobody cares!!

So tell me... Are you japaneses??

I'm not Japanese but I'm smart enough to know that you don't add -san on to the end of your own name. Does that answer your question?

What you call yourself is entirely up to you, I couldn't care less. Most posters in this thread (who unlike me actually know how to speak/write Japanese) are actually trying to give you the helpful advice you asked for. Just because it's not to your liking it doesn't make it any less true.

Your first post didn't indicate that, as you were asking about Yuki, but showing kanji that would be read Yuuki.

This may come as a surprise, but you are not the first person to come here asking how to make give yourself kanji in your name.

What you, and all those other folks don't seem to understand is that kanji isn't a font or a fad. It is a writing system with rules, customs and traditions.

One of those rules/customs/traditions is that non-Japanese names are spelled using katakana, not kanji. Period.

So, yes, you are going to get questions about how you are determining you are now a Japanese person.

You can understand the confusion: You say your name is Yuki, want to use kanji pronounced Yuuki and then have Yukiko in your screen name.

And people don't refer to themselves as "~san".


Just know that in Japanese eyes, this is not normal or really accepted unless you have become a Japanese citizen.

So what? It is strange. That's what.

QUOTE=RickOShay;804782]Yeah, generally I know that it is true, I was simply thinking about foreigners who become Japanese citizens. I believe they have to choose Kanji for their names.[/quote]

I am going to go out on a limb and guess this person is not in the process of becoming a Japanese citizen :vsign:

Bruce Lee was born in the US but was raised in Hong Kong. That's kind of a special case.

The Jackie of "Jackie Chan" is a nickname. He is also from Hong Kong, which was a British Colony at the time, but Jackie is not his legal name.

Regardless, these two internationally famous and popular actors were from Hong Kong, not Japan. Name culture is different there.

Rarely to Japanese people (actors or comedians or not) give themselves Western names. Even more rare is that their legal name. Children of international marriages do sometimes have katakana names, but also have kanji names as well...which makes sense as they are Japanese citizens.

I have taught students from all over Asia, and it is quite common for Thai, Korean, Chinese, HK, Taiwanese, and Singaporean students to adopt a Western nickname. Some did it for religious reasons, some for social reasons. However never have I taught a Japanese student who used anything other than his or her given name.

I think the real question is : Are YOU Japanese?

Watching this thread shows it is yet another example of the worst the forum can offer, on both sides of the equation.

I'm not Japanese and I'm not ashamed to say it, but you seems to be, since you haven't answer...

Are Japaneses that "closed minded" to find it "not normal" that a foreigner have a japanese name ?
In north America and Europe I don't think people care!!
Hey!! My son's name is Klaus!!!! What a shame and a stupid thing, I'm not even German!!!

Seriously...

And i'm gonna add this...
I'm not a freaking teenager who thinks it's so cool to have a name in kanji, why I wanna have my name in kanji is a lot as a RESPECT toward the Japanese people, since I chose a name from their culture. I think the less I can do is to use it the good way japaneses do : in kanji .

End of the line

The answer is, sort of yes. Although it's not an evil kind of nationalism. It's just part of the culture. Trust me: I'm on your site of this debate. When I lived in Japan, I took a Japanese name (my actual name sounds like "frog" in Japanese, and my real name fortunately translates literally into a very common Japanese surname (and a not-so-common given name)) and my friends didn't seem to care (of course, they were my friends, so they wouldn't care!). But others do care very deeply, and they think it is weird.

Really I think it's more that people don't like the objectification of Japanese. And, to a certain extent, not speaking Japanese yet asking how to write your name in kanji is objectification of the language. Sociologists will tell you it is dehumanizing toward Japanese people to treat their language like a toy or a fashion to play around with. While you may not have intended to come off this way, we get so many of that type of request here that it's second nature to assume the worst.

But your reaction to the earlier postings is equally poor. You very much come across like a child, with posts rife with misspellings and and invective. Obviously some level of sloppiness is understood and permitted here and elsewhere on the net. But you're just displaying a callous carelessness. It does bother people, believe it or not.

To be fair, when you write "Klaus" in English and German, it's written exactly the same.

Imagine adopting the name "Allah" and expecting Arabic-speaking Muslims to treat you with respect when they find out you've taken that name because "it sounds cool, and I don't know what it means."

I've heard this a lot, but without a cultural understanding of Japan, how can it be labeled "respect"?

Can you explain to me why taking a name that means nothing to you is a sign of respect? My name is Gaelic, but I sure don't think my parents were honoring their Irish ancestors by naming me as such!

We're telling you that it is completely normal and the regular way of doing things not to use kanji since you are not a Japanese citizen. Like it or not (I don't, particularly), that's the way things are.

I am not English I am french!
And I'm not gonna make long explanation in English ...
I may not explain myself correctly.

I am sure I have disappointed you again, Koir.

I just can't sit back when someone decides to take a bite out of another culture and squish it into whatever they want to. It's no different than "I want kanji for my dead brother's name for my tattoo," or "I want to adopt a Japanese baby."

No, I am not Japanese.

Why is "close-minded' in quotes? But to answer your question, it isn't an issue of being close-minded. Since when can you pick and choose from other cultures like shopping at a shopping mall?

Yes, it is considered "not normal" for non-Japanese to use Japanese names. Japan is an island country with a long history largely closed off from the he outside world.

I don't think we can judge, just because the Japanese culture is different from our own. We can either accept it or not, but that isn't going to change it.

Yes, in North America and Europe this isn't a big deal. In Japan it would be considered strange.

I can name you two dozen things that are normal in N.A. and Europe that are taboo in Japan. Different cultures.

Unfortunately, you will get the opposite reaction. I think if you really want to respect the Japanese culture you will not try and legally change your name to kanji.

If you do want to respect the Japanese culture then you can do things like, 1) learn the language, 2) visit the country, 3) read some literature from Japan, 4) learn to cook some authentic Japanese meals, 5) practice calligraphy in Japanese...the list goes on and on, but changing your name is not on that list.

because, like I said, I'm not English and I wasn't sure if that was the way to say it.

since when?? Since forever !! I mean there is no world rule against that!!
We are all free humain being and if I want to give a Lebanese name to my daughter I have the right to do so, I don't have to ask a permission, the same way as if I pick a religion I'm free to follow it by the book or with my values!!
It's not because you grow in a culture that you have to stick to it in every way for your entire life!
I come from a French Canadian catholic culture.
As a teenager, I decided to change religion, because I didn't beleive the Christian one... Is that a crime?? A silly thing! No, it's called freedom !

And I am not gonna change legally for a kanji. I changed legally for Yuki, the kanji is only for me, to "use" the Japanese name correctly, because even if I am not Japanese , Yuki IS a Japanese name and so, should nit be in katakana, is it not a foreign laguage.

And yes, I am learning Japanese language actualy and I read about the culture.
I didn't change my name to Yuki by respect... I changed it for a personnal reason and i chose Yuki because I love this name!
I want to gave a kanj. By respect, not the same thing here!
But maybe I don't have the same vision of respect than Japaneses do.

Sorry, but choosing a name out of your culture is one of the most stupid things existing.
I see it happening so often where I live that it is incredible. Once a co-worker of mine, knowing I am Italian, wanted to show off and told me his son was gonna have an Italian name. I stared at her and informed her that the name she picked for her son was a female name...she answered "but I like it!" LOL.
Imagine if you called yourself or your kid something that means "crap" or "urine" (I tried to avoid bad language).

You picked your name without checking on it and now you don't like the fact that it means "snow" and you would like from us to tell you something you might like more. Well, as I said, it is for your personal use, then use the kanji you like more.

Woah, now let's not get so hasty! My name is Kyle Philip Goetz. Kyle is Gaelic, Philip is Greek, and Goetz is German. I was born in the US to an American family without much of any ties to the old world.

Different cultures have different thoughts about that. Your cultural standards are not necessarily universal.

But that doesn't mean that culture has to accept your decision.

You asked if this would be accepted, and you got your answer. It is too bad it was not the answer you wanted.

Like some cultures, some religions are more strict than others. You can choose to be whatever religion you want, but in some religions improper activities are punishable...so your values may not be accepted by that religion. I think it is a two-way street.

If want to name yourself "Table" then feel free! But that doesn't mean I have to think it isn't silly or strange.

Since Yoko Ono was born in the US her name was (and is) written in katakana. She is Japanese with Japanese blood and Japanese parents who has a katakana name. Japanese names in kanji are reserved for Japanese citizens.

So this shouldn't be news to you.

I think you do not have the same vision of respecting another culture as Japanese do, so I would drop the kanji. If you want to write your name in Japanese, use katakana. That is showing respect.

that's your opinion but you don't have to judge or insult someone that did it...

My first child has a name from the Polynesian island, the second one a name from liban, and the last one, a German name and me, a Japanese one.

I love what cones from another culture than mine, I love things that i'm not used to... The food, the cloths, the believes.. Etc..

Anyway!!

true!
But in MY culture it's ok, we have freedom of choices.
And since I live in MY country I won't restrain myself :)

you're right but if I may, other cultures has NOTHING to say about my choices since we are NOT from the same culture. :)
I can't judge other cultures as well.

I agree but only if you actually LIVE in this country, this culture.
I don't live in japan. I live in Canada.
Like if you don't follow the Muslim laws like you should here, nobody will really care and nobody is gonna tell you what to do..
Because we are not a Muslim country..

I'm begining to learn... I still have a LOT to learn..


but katakana is for foreign language. Yuki is Japanese.

If you have nearly no knowledge of or even much interest in the Japanese language, why do you keep commenting in the language section?