姓名判断 · fortune-checked kanji
May in Japanese Kanji
May in Japanese is メイ. Written in kanji, a stroke-checked spelling is 芽依.
“Natural leadership supported by loyal allies.”
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
Sprout, bud — new life pushing through soil. Mei (芽依) and Megumi (芽衣美) celebrate beginnings and the unstoppable force of growth.
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.
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How do you say May in Japanese?
May in Japanese is メイ. 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 May?
A stroke-checked kanji spelling of May is 芽依 (sprout; new beginning, to rely on; trust), with a stroke total of 16 — Great fortune (Daikichi) under seimei handan, the traditional Japanese name-fortune check.