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David in Japanese Kanji
David in Japanese is デイビド. Written in kanji, a stroke-checked spelling is 出依美努.
“Ambition fulfilled through talent and effort.”
This is not a random conversion. Every kanji below is genuinely used in Japanese names, and this combination was selected because its stroke total lands on a lucky number under seimei handan (姓名判断) — the traditional check Japanese families use.
What each kanji means
To emerge, rise — the 出 of 日の出 (sunrise) and 出世 (rising in the world). Izuru and De readings push forth: talent that will out.
To lean on, to trust. In names like Yui (優依) it suggests someone others can rely on — a child surrounded by trust and support.
Beauty — the most direct aesthetic blessing in the language. Mi endings (Emi 恵美, Manami 愛美, Yumi 由美) have adorned generations; the character itself depicts a great offering, beauty as generosity.
Diligent effort — doryoku (努力), the virtue Japan prizes above talent. Tsutomu (努) names the worker; steady effort beats genius that idles.
Other lucky spellings of David
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How do you say David in Japanese?
David in Japanese is デイビド. Japanese does not translate foreign names by meaning — the sound is transliterated into katakana first, and kanji can then be chosen to match that sound.
What is the kanji for David?
A stroke-checked kanji spelling of David is 出依美努 (to emerge; rise, to rely on; trust, beauty, diligent effort), with a stroke total of 29 — Great fortune (Daikichi) under seimei handan, the traditional Japanese name-fortune check.