姓名判断 · fortune-checked kanji
Kim in Japanese Kanji
Kim in Japanese is キム. Written in kanji, a stroke-checked spelling is 希武.
“Peace, virtue and lasting prosperity.”
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
Hope, and also rarity — something precious because it is scarce. One of the most-used kanji in contemporary names (Nozomi, Haruki 陽希), it wishes the child a hoped-for, rare existence.
Warrior, martial valor — the 武 of bushido (武士道) and warlord Takeda Shingen (武田信玄). Takeshi (武) carries samurai strength; the character's roots mean 'to stop conflict' — strength as peacekeeping.
Other lucky spellings of Kim
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How do you say Kim in Japanese?
Kim in Japanese is キム. 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 Kim?
A stroke-checked kanji spelling of Kim is 希武 (hope; rare, warrior; martial), with a stroke total of 15 — Great fortune (Daikichi) under seimei handan, the traditional Japanese name-fortune check.