Tristan (torisutan) in Japanese

The name Tristan in Japanese Katakana is トリスタン which in romaji is torisutan. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Tristan in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is とりすたん.

How do you write Tristan in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Tristan" is 陸斯丹 (Torisu-tan). The pronunciation is "to-ri-su-tan". The kanji mean "land" (陸) and "red sandalwood" (斯丹).

The western meaning of the name Tristan is "sad". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 悲し (Kanashii). It is pronounced "ka-na-shi". The Kanji characters mean "sad" or "sorrow".

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