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William in Japanese Kanji
William in Japanese is ウイリアム. Written in kanji, a stroke-checked spelling is 宇衣里亜夢.
“Authority and prosperity after weathering storms.”
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
The 'u' of uchū (宇宙) — the universe. A favorite for parents who want cosmic scale in a name, suggesting a mind as wide as the sky.
Clothing or robes — evoking silk, elegance and care. Popular in gentle feminine names like Yui (結衣, 'tied robes'), one of Japan's top girls' names of the past two decades.
Village, hometown — furusato warmth. Ri endings like Yuri (由里), Satomi (里美) and Akari (明里) ground names in belonging: somewhere that is always home.
Originally meaning 'to rank next' or 'Asia', in names it works as an elegant phonetic character for the 'a' sound. Common in feminine names like Ami (亜美) and Arisa (亜里沙), it gives a soft, international feel.
Dream. Yume (夢) and Yumeka (夢香) name aspiration directly — a child who both dreams and is dreamed of; the character hangs in calligraphy in countless Japanese homes.
Other lucky spellings of William
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How do you say William in Japanese?
William in Japanese is ウイリアム. 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 William?
A stroke-checked kanji spelling of William is 宇衣里亜夢 (universe; cosmos, clothing; elegance, village; hometown, Asia; second; graceful, dream), with a stroke total of 39 — Great fortune (Daikichi) under seimei handan, the traditional Japanese name-fortune check.