Michael in Kanji charactor

We are going to start introducing our service, “Calligraphy Name Service”. First name is Michael, one of the most popular English name, and familiar foreigner name for Japanese people. The world renowned stars named Michael, such as Michael Jackson and Michael Jordan, are popular among Japanese people as well.

Michael – マイケル

Non Japanese people’s name is written in katakana in general. So, if the person who’s name is Michael, his name in Japanese is マイケル by default.

Michael – 舞蹴

If you want Japanese name in kanji, i.e. script with meaning, one of the example kanji characters for Michael are 舞蹴(Maikeru). 舞(Mai) means “dance” and 蹴(keru) means “kick”.

Above two types of kanji are same 舞蹴(Michael), but written in different style of font, semi-cursive script(gyosho) and seal script(tensho).

I assume that there are many Michael who has got other kanji name, named by his Japanese friend or teacher etc. The sound of the name is same, but kanji is different person to person. It often happens for Japanese people’s name as well. There are thousands of kanji, and we select one of the kanji based on its sound and meaning.

How is our kanji name for Michael? If you like dancing, football, physical activities, performance etc., why don’t you choose 舞蹴?

The state in which cherry blossom flower petals are falling into the air is also called 舞う(mau /“dance”).