Donald (donarudo) in Japanese

The name Donald in Japanese Katakana is ドナルド which in romaji is donarudo. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Donald in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is どなるど.

How do you write Donald in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Donald" is 道南郎 (どうなんろう), pronounced do-u-nan-ro. The kanji means "southern way man".

The western meaning of the name Donald is "world ruler". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 天下帝 (Tenka-tei), which is pronounced "ten-ka-tei". The kanji means "ruler of the world".

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