"David" in Kanji

Standard Japanese: デイビッド (katakana) · decorative ateji below — swap any character you like.

デイビッド

sound: デイ

mud, mire, adhere to

sound: ビッ✓ tattoo-safe

fire

sound: ド

soil, earth, ground

Recommended combinations

泥火土Balancedmud · fire · soil
泥美土Blessed & Luckymud · beauty · soil
泥日土Nature & Skymud · day · soil
弟意火土One Kanji per Soundyounger brother · idea · fire · soil

Frequently asked questions

How do you write David in Japanese?

The standard way to write David in Japanese is katakana: デイビッド. As a decorative kanji rendering (ateji), David can be written 泥火土: 泥 (mud) + 火 (fire) + 土 (soil). Kanji renderings are an artistic choice, not an official spelling.

What does 泥火土 mean?

泥 means mud, mire, adhere to. 火 means fire. 土 means soil, earth, ground.

Are there other kanji renderings of David?

Yes. Recommended variants include 泥火土 (balanced: mud, fire, soil); 泥美土 (blessed & lucky: mud, beauty, soil); 泥日土 (nature & sky: mud, day, soil); 弟意火土 (one kanji per sound: younger brother, idea, fire, soil). Any character can also be swapped individually.

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