May in Japanese Kanji

In Japanese, May is written in katakana as メイ. To write it in kanji, each sound gets a character chosen for its meaning. Our top pick is 芽生 (mei): “sprout”, “life”.

How May sounds in Japanese

メイ

Kanji for May

芽生

mei

芽
me sprout
A bud or sprout; the beginning of growth.
生
i life
Life, birth and growing; being fully alive.

明生

mei

明
me brightness
Light that clears the dark; bright, clear and open.
It combines the sun 日 and the moon 月.
生
i life
Life, birth and growing; being fully alive.

明

mei

明
mei brightness
Light that clears the dark; bright, clear and open.
It combines the sun 日 and the moon 月.

By style

Masculine

芽偉

sprout · greatness

Feminine

萌唯

sprout · the only one

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