Andy in Japanese

Andy is written アンディ in katakana. Katakana is the script Japanese people use for foreign names, so this is how Andy would appear on a Japanese ID card, a café cup or a name tag.

Our top pick is 杏慈 (Anji). 杏 means “apricot” and 慈 means “compassion”. Other good options are 安慈 (Anji) and 杏路 (Anji).

Yes. 杏慈 is also found in Japan as a girl’s name, read Anji, so it looks natural to Japanese readers. For Andy, it works as both a real-looking Japanese name and a kanji spelling of your own name.

杏慈 has 20 strokes in total (杏: 7, 慈: 13). It takes some practice to write neatly, so look up the stroke order before trying it with a brush.

Each character in 杏慈 has a positive meaning, so it is a reasonable choice. Keep in mind that Japanese people will read it as the meaning of the characters, not instantly as “Andy”. If you want your name to be recognized, katakana (アンディ) is clearer. Either way, ask a native speaker to check the final design.